(losing the game to a) walk-off home run
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Climax Series (annual playoff system used by Nippon Professional Baseball)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about; on; regarding; per; for every
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
relieving the (starting) pitcher
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
... years old; age (of) ...
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)