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bunting on two strikes

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Atsushi

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light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce

4

triple play

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wisdom; intelligence; intellect

1

base umpire

3

Imaoka

3

Takuya

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unexpected comeback

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third base

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first base; first baseman; one fort

1

Shimano

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critic of haiku poetry

1

grand slam

2

chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)

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pitcher's first pitch (to batter)

1

batting order

1

chow missing one tile

1

team play

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well done!; nice try!; well fought!

1

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

1

pinch hitter

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hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)

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pitch that hits the batter

2

batting lineup (line-up)

1

bases loaded

1

fastball

1

berth; verse; birth

1

two outs

1

Landi; Lundy; Randi

1

Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

foul

3

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

one tree; a tree

1

to smash violently; to crush

2

nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool

2

Bibi

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

10

war

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game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match

1

individual; one by one

1

Kaoru

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example; model

1

regular game; regular-season game

1

young greens; young herbs

5

second half

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

strikeout; strike out; fanning out

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