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blow; shock; strike; batting

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backstop; back screen

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to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

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dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

1

full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

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glory; splendour; honour

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

2

bunt

2

home run

2

dirty; unclean

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position

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

2

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

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pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

1

to reject; to repel

1

hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

5

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

2

collecting; assembling

1

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

3

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

5

semifinal

2

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

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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

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to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

1

second; second base

1

catcher

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infield fly

1

double-play

1

force-out

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

3

useful thing; usable article

1

scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper

2

base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold

3

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

3

special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

3

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

1

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

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to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard

2

faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

1

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

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how many points

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(field) hockey

2

base running

2

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

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