last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
baseball ground; baseball stadium
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to polish up; to shine up
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
glove (esp. sports); globe
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
right in the center (centre)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
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
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
first; first base; first baseman; fast
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
(not) even once; (not) ever
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
throwing a ball; handball
to take; to catch; to capture
veil of darkness; curtain of night
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to rock; to shake; to swing
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic