to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
nice; good; well-executed
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
base on balls; walk; pass
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(for the) first time in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
draw (in competition); tie game
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
principal occupation; core business
soccer club (at a school); football club
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not