to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
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)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
base on balls; walk; pass
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
speed of a pitch; velocity
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
bedside; near one's pillow
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
around the clock; day and night
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
inattention; absent-mindedness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care