starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
good pitch (to hit); easy pitch
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
adds force or indicates command
instant; moment; for an instant
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
multiplication table; times table
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Yakult (probiotics company)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
in history; ever; historical
first match (in a series)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dying; laying down one's life; one out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort