orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
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
second; second base; second baseman; second (gear); second (time unit); second (in boxing, etc.)
catcher; catcher (person or device)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
wild ball; uncontrolled pitch
training; education; development; cultivation
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
all-star game; all-star cast
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
heart of the batting order (3rd, 4th and 5th batters); 3-4-5 hitters; cleanup; cleaning up
blunder; miss; slip; oversight