any more; any further; any better; any longer
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it's no joke; gimme a break!
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
number one; first; best; most; game; round
light; right; right field; right fielder
spring water; clear (pure) water
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she