Jiten beta

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound ; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) ; to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ; to move; to impress; to touch ; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate ; to type; to send; to transmit ; to insert; to write in; to mark ; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare ; to till (soil) ; to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

全(ぜん)国(こく)

| x1 | Rank #2,970

the whole country

知(し)る

| x1 | Rank #89

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

ということは

| x1 | Rank #1,369

that is to say; so that means

新(あら)た

| x1 | Rank #1,281

new; fresh; novel

目(もく)標(ひょう)

| x2 | Rank #1,768

goal; target; aim; objective ; mark; sign; landmark

生(う)まれる

| x1 | Rank #588

to be born

という

| x1 | Rank #73

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

頂(ちょう)点(てん)

| x1 | Rank #5,035

vertex; apex ; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak ; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit ; peak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex; zenith; climax

目(め)指(ざ)す

| x2 | Rank #1,018

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on ; to go toward; to head for

現(げん)状(じょう)維(い)持(じ)

| x1 | Rank #22,942

maintaining the status quo

努(つと)める

| x1 | Rank #7,050

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)

など

| x1 | Rank #315

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

だろう

| x4 | Rank #74

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

ただ

| x1 | Rank #162

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

こそ

| x2 | Rank #276

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

熾(し)烈(れつ)

| x1 | Rank #19,010

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen; cutthroat

極(き)める

| x1 | Rank #5,771

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

この

| x5 | Rank #22

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

激(げき)戦(せん)区(く)

| x1 | Rank #38,919

closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; battleground

第(だい)２(に)

| x1 | Rank #2,357

second

ともに

| x1 | Rank #4,602

together; jointly ; at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with ; both

１(いち)年(ねん)生(せい)

| x1 | Rank #6,884

first-year student; first-year pupil ; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year ; annual ; annual plant

経(けい)験(けん)

| x4 | Rank #1,127

experience

２(に)年(ねん)生(せい)

| x1 | Rank #7,877

second-year student; second-year pupil ; biennial; biennial plant

名(めい)門(もん)校(こう)

| x1 | Rank #33,948

prestigious school

者(しゃ)

| x1 | Rank #750

person; -er ; expert; geisha; prostitute

同(どう)士(し)

| x1 | Rank #1,010

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

関(かん)東(とう)

| x1 | Rank #7,855

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures) ; Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

称(しょう)号(ごう)

| x1 | Rank #9,120

title; name; degree

持(も)つ

| x1 | Rank #116

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

学(がく)年(ねん)

| x1 | Rank #5,663

academic year; school year ; year in school; grade in school

若(わか)き

| x1 | Rank #9,028

young person; youth ; young

挑(いど)む

| x1 | Rank #2,844

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for ; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.) ; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

東(とう)西(ざい)

| x2 | Rank #15,728

east and west ; Orient and Occident; East and West ; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

プリンス

| x1 | Rank #23,613

prince

どっち

| x1 | Rank #580

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

俺(おれ)

| x11 | Rank #44

I; me

様(さま)

| x1 | Rank #218

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

タイプ

| x3 | Rank #1,188

type; kind; sort; style ; type (of person); (ideal) type; one's type ; typewriter ; typing (on a typewriter)

たまる

| x1 | Rank #988

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

少(すこ)し

| x2 | Rank #195

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat ; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute ; a little way; a short distance

硬(かた)さ

| x1 | Rank #13,549

firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty

向井

| x5 | Rank #38,451

Mukōi

立(た)ち上(あ)がり

| x2 | Rank #12,940

start; beginning; build up ; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

ツーアウト

| x6 | Rank #38,423

two outs

ランナー

| x6 | Rank #19,405

runner

２(に)塁(るい)

| x2 | Rank #53,842

second base

ピンチ

| x1 | Rank #3,988

pinch; tough spot; bind; crisis; predicament ; clothespin; clothes peg

鉄(てっ)壁(ぺき)

| x1 | Rank #12,926

iron wall; impregnable fortress ; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable; cast-iron

誇(ほこ)る

| x1 | Rank #3,429

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

得(とく)点(てん)

| x2 | Rank #11,510

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

許(ゆる)す

| x1 | Rank #348

to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to ; to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate ; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off ; to acknowledge; to admit ; to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ; to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

一(いっ)方(ぽう)

| x1 | Rank #1,792

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the one hand; on the other hand ; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn ; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

ストライク

| x7 | Rank #10,351

strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)

変(へん)化(か)球(きゅう)

| x2 | Rank #27,141

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

制(せい)球(きゅう)

| x2 | Rank #75,641

(pitcher's) control

抜(ばつ)群(ぐん)

| x1 | Rank #5,550

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty); beyond compare

的(まと)

| x1 | Rank #6,726

mark; target ; object; subject; focus ; point (e.g. of argument)

絞(しぼ)る

| x2 | Rank #3,535

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze ; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk ; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice) ; to extort; to exploit ; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke ; to drill into; to train ; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down ; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring) ; to stop down (lens) ; to turn down (e.g. radio)

バッター

| x4 | Rank #19,393

batter ; batter

アウト

| x3 | Rank #3,999

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line ; out; putout ; outer; external; outside ; exit; exit here ; front nine ; no good; unacceptable; out of line; over; finished; disqualified ; check-out time

３(さん)回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #3,674

three times

まで

| x5 | Rank #42

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

出(だ)す

| x3 | Rank #148

to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

完(かん)璧(ぺき)

| x1 | Rank #1,208

perfect; complete; flawless

ボール

| x12 | Rank #2,303

ball ; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)

これ

| x10 | Rank #27

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

スリー

| x3 | Rank #6,830

three ; three-turn

増(ふ)える

| x1 | Rank #840

to increase; to multiply

ストレート

| x3 | Rank #5,072

straight ; straightforward; direct; blunt; candid ; straight (wins, sets, etc.) ; straight (liquor); neat; black (tea or coffee) ; entering university right after graduating high school ; (four-seam) fastball ; straight (punch) ; straight (in poker) ; straight (i.e. heterosexual); straight person

狙(ねら)い

| x1 | Rank #1,903

aim

低(ひく)め

| x2 | Rank #19,942

lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)

には

| x8 | Rank #28

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

手(て)

| x2 | Rank #109

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

ヒット

| x2 | Rank #6,874

hit; base hit; safe hit; single ; hit; success ; hit; blow ; hit (i.e. a successful match in a search)

本(もと)

| x1 | Rank #624

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

初(しょ)回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #12,614

first time; first innings; initial attempt ; first; initial

背(せ)負(お)う

| x4 | Rank #1,696

to carry on one's back ; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for ; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) ; to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

苦(くる)しい

| x1 | Rank #1,095

painful; difficult; tough; hard ; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position) ; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling ; strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched ; hard to do; unpleasant

戦(たたか)い

| x1 | Rank #1,303

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

続(つづ)く

| x2 | Rank #529

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

まあ

| x1 | Rank #178

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

ピッチャー

| x1 | Rank #14,678

pitcher ; pitcher (container); jug

平(へい)然(ぜん)

| x1 | Rank #5,910

calm; composed; cool; quiet

投(な)げる

| x3 | Rank #1,985

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast ; to give up; to abandon; to throw away ; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

ほう

| x2 | Rank #647

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

粘(ねば)り強(づよ)い

| x1 | Rank #22,120

tenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn; steadfast ; sticky

お前(まえ)

| x4 | Rank #82

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

参(さん)考(こう)

| x1 | Rank #3,396

reference; consultation

なる

| x6 | Rank #33

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

投(とう)手(しゅ)

| x5 | Rank #28,353

pitcher

けど

| x2 | Rank #37

but; however; although

おい

| x1 | Rank #150

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

こっち

| x2 | Rank #147

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

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