race to become home run champion (player with most home runs in a season)
irregular bound (tennis); bad bounce; bad hop
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
lingerie pub; bar with lingerie-clad hostesses
mourning (dead persons); memorial
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
letting (a ball) pass; missing (a grounder); error
pitch that hits the batter
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
hitting the ball back to the pitcher; comebacker
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.); website encouraging illegal activities; suicide-encouraging website
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
underhand throw; underarm throw
irritating; annoying; nosy
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
hostess (in a hostess bar)
first base; first baseman; one fort
close; intimate; on good terms