play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sphere; counter for balls
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
grandfather; male senior-citizen
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
easy; simple; there's no way that ...