throw; pass (in basketball, etc.); handball
wild pitch; wild throw; throwing error
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
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
devil; evil spirit; genie
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
batter's eye screen; centerfield screen
in the prefecture; prefectural
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
match; game; bout; contest
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
climax; peak; zenith; apex
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement