base on balls; walk; pass
(losing the game to a) walk-off home run
batter's box; one's turn at bat
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
a complete turnabout via a single blow
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
fierce fight; close contest
viewer; (television) audience
labor problem; labour problem
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
Dragon King; promoted rook
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
every place; various places
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
National Public Safety Commission
(committee) chairman; president
turmoil; chaos; confusion
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
House of Representatives election; lower house election
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
recuperation; medical treatment
big corporation; major firm; leading company
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year