hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
useful thing; usable article
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
finishing blow; coup de grâce
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at