association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
episode; anecdote; vignette
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
witnessing; observing; sighting
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to slap; to strike; to spank
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
(United States of) America; USA; US
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
immediately; at once; instantly