to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
one's assessment of the situation
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
sphere; counter for balls
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
first base; first baseman; one fort
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
throwing a ball; handball
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
winner-takes-all (system)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
share; portion; quota; cut
financial power; financial means; wealth
steering (of a boat); steerage
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
inside-the-park home run; inside-the-parker
baton (of command); order; command; direction
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
base stealing; steal; stolen base