pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; Japanology; Japanese studies
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
match; game; bout; contest
not necessarily so; is not always true
sports ground; sports oval
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
notice; attention; observation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
threatening letter; intimidating letter
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter