batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game
squeeze (play); (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
internal organs; intestines; viscera
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
base on balls; walk; pass
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
point spread; point difference
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can