worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
first base; first baseman; one fort
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
batting order; batting line-up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
batter's box; one's turn at bat
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
cheering group; cheering squad
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt