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regular game; regular-season game

2

(period of) a year; during an era

3

throwing with the hand

1

bull pen

2

to throw into

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

4

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

4

coach

7

racecourse; race track

1

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

1

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

4

forte; strong point

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

ambitious; enterprising

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

2

pitcher

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

annual salary

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

seam; stitch; suture

1

look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

1

straight line

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)

1

things; everything

1

slugger

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

coin; token; slug

1

bed

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

1

medical equipment

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

2

(on the) verge of death

1

serious wound; serious injury

1

(a) life; (a) command

1

to cancel; to call off

1

hemorrhaging

1