ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
centre; center; center fielder
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
of course; certainly; naturally
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
secret technique; secret art
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event