indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
gas station; petrol station; filling station
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
to establish; to formulate
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
devil; evil spirit; genie
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
senior high school; high school
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
batter's eye screen; centerfield screen
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
in the prefecture; prefectural
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to take a picture; to take a photo
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble