exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sphere; counter for balls
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
how many years; how long; what year
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
southpaw; left-handed person
of course; certainly; naturally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
growth period; growing season
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance