List: baseball
Terms used in the game of baseball a sport widely played in Japan.
popular baseball noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb
- base running
popular baseball noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă
- pitching in consecutive games
- making multiple posts (on a website), posting multiple comments
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb baseball
- to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
- to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
- to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
- to be at a loss, to be hard pressed
- to end up, to be settled
- to become a geminate consonant
- to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
popular baseball noun noun (generic) sumo
- underhand throw
- underarm throw
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă abbreviation baseball
- raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises
- shortstop, short
popular baseball noun noun (generic)
- base, bag, sack
- fortress, stronghold
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă transitive verb baseball
- pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant, keeping at arm's length, giving a wide berth
- avoiding (something unpleasant), shying away from
- giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
popular noun noun (generic) baseball
- (large) gun, cannon, artillery
- long-ball hitter, home-run hitter
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb baseball
- to pull, to draw, to pull tight
- to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch
- to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
- to drag, to haul, to tow
- to lead (e.g. one's followers)
- to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
- to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join
- to delay, to prolong
- to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
- to quote, to cite, to reference
- to pull the ball
- to wear, to put on
popular baseball noun noun (generic)
- shortstop, short