jpdb beta

pitching machine

1

operation; functioning; running

4

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

2

fastball

3

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

6

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

sphere; counter for balls

4

home base; home plate

1

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

4

hey there; I say; see here

3

to take time

2

playing outside

7

if I (we, etc.) could

1

butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

5

technique; finesse

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

3

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

8

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

1

clean hit

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

1

to scoop up; to dip up

2

baseball stadium; ballpark

1

comfortably; easily

1

fence

2

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

only; merely; but; no more than

9

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

13

speed (per hour)

4

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

6

speed of a pitched ball; (pitcher's) pace

1

to swing late (at a ball)

1

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

13

gauge

1

to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech

1

game

7

coin; token; slug

1

change purse

1

100 yen coin

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1