Jiten beta

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

行方(ゆくえ)

x1 | Rank #3,852

(one's) whereabouts ; destination; where one is headed ; outcome; course (of events); development; direction; tide ; future; journey ahead

を

x20 | Rank #3

indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

握(にぎ)る

x1 | Rank #1,606

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch ; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason ; to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control ; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould

キーマン

x1 | Rank #21,043

keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)

というと

x1 | Rank #8,889

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; when one hears ... ; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; so that means ; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

誰(だれ)

x2 | Rank #147

who

に

x42 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

なる

x7 | Rank #43

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

か

x17 | Rank #9

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

うん

x4 | Rank #54

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

やっぱり

x1 | Rank #195

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

坂東

x82 | Rank #15,881

Bandō; former name of the Kantō region

でしょう

x2 | Rank #151

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

ね

x18 | Rank #14

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

ねえ

x10 | Rank #92

はい

x1 | Rank #50

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #63

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

シーズン

x3 | Rank #9,465

season (period in which regulated games are played) ; season (division of the year) ; season (of a TV show, etc.) ; season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

は

x38 | Rank #2

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

ルーキー

x2 | Rank #14,273

rookie

と

x12 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

ポジション

x1 | Rank #7,005

position

分(わ)け合(あ)う

x1 | Rank #18,424

to share

が

x27 | Rank #4

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

今(こん)日(にち)は

x1 | Rank #732

hello; good day; good afternoon

堂(どう)々(どう)

x1 | Rank #2,869

magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately ; fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen ; grandly; boldly; confidently ; fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly

スタメン

x1 | Rank #20,232

starting lineup; player in the starting lineup

です

x10 | Rank #18

be; is

ホットコーナー

x6 | Rank #123,315

hot corner

どよめき

x1 | Rank #11,212

commotion; stir

おっと

x1 | Rank #1,531

uh-oh; oops; sorry

三(さん)塁(るい)

x1 | Rank #22,756

third base

先(さき)ほど

x1 | Rank #1,595

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

プレー

x1 | Rank #4,951

play; recreation ; playing (a sport); play; game ; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance ; play (theatrical performance) ; play ball; starting a match

件(けん)

x1 | Rank #784

matter; affair; case; item; subject ; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc. ; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

でしょうか

x1 | Rank #489

don't you think?; indicates question

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x5 | Rank #108

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

みたい

x2 | Rank #158

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

そうです

x2 | Rank #282

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

野(や)球(きゅう)

x4 | Rank #2,836

baseball

振(しん)興(こう)

x1 | Rank #68,084

promotion; encouragement

全(ぜん)国(こく)

x1 | Rank #3,063

the whole country

プロ野(や)球(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #31,010

professional baseball

ファン

x2 | Rank #1,472

fan; enthusiast; lover (of) ; (electric) fan

へ

x1 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

感(かん)謝(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #1,126

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

込(こ)める

x1 | Rank #2,402

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge ; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort) ; to include (e.g. tax in a sales price) ; to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

プレーボール

x1 | Rank #43,764

play ball! ; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

夢(ゆめ)

x1 | Rank #316

dream

球(きゅう)宴(えん)

x1 | Rank #126,497

baseball all-star game

東(とう)京(きょう)ヤクルトスワローズ

x2 | Rank #144,569

Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Japanese pro baseball team)

対(たい)

x2 | Rank #1,544

versus; against; vs.; v. ; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) ; toward ...; to ...; with ...; against ...; anti- ; equal footing; equal terms ; opposite

大(だい)日本(にっぽん)

x2 | Rank #54,093

Japan ; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

グレート

x4 | Rank #10,750

great ; grate

模(も)様(よう)

x1 | Rank #4,711

pattern; figure; design ; state; condition ; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems ; model; pattern; example ; indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) ; framework; territorial framework; moyo

解(かい)説(せつ)

x2 | Rank #6,170

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

さん

x10 | Rank #25

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

実(じっ)況(きょう)

x1 | Rank #8,048

actual state (of things); actual conditions; actual scene ; reporting live; live broadcast; live coverage; running commentary ; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)

ここ

x4 | Rank #56

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

神(じん)宮(ぐう)球(きゅう)場(じょう)

x2 | Rank #81,079

Jingū Baseball Stadium

から

x12 | Rank #12

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning

よろしくお願(ねが)いします

x1 | Rank #1,080

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you ; please do; please take care of

お願(ねが)い

x3 | Rank #277

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

気(き)合(あい)

x1 | Rank #4,489

(fighting) spirit; motivation; effort ; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; yell ; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

入(い)る

x3 | Rank #189

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

なあ

x1 | Rank #214

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

な

x20 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

けど

x1 | Rank #34

but; however; although

みんな

x2 | Rank #109

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

お前(まえ)

x8 | Rank #62

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

見(み)る

x6 | Rank #87

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

来(く)る

x4 | Rank #89

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

ん

x8 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

じゃ

x6 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

んだ

x16 | Rank #16

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

女(じょ)性(せい)

x5 | Rank #560

woman; female ; feminine gender

星(ほし)

x1 | Rank #759

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body ; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk ; star (actor, player, etc.) ; dot; spot; fleck ; bullseye ; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect ; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune ; point; score ; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi ; (pyrotechnic) star

也(なり)

x1 | Rank #4,776

to be ; to be (at a location) ; sum of money

９(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #1,769

nine; 9

回(かい)

x1 | Rank #1,098

counter for occurrences ; a time; an instance ; inning (baseball); round; game ; episode; chapter; instalment ; Hui (people) ; Islam

表(おもて)

x1 | Rank #2,090

surface ; face (i.e. the visible side of an object) ; front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin ; outside; exterior ; appearance ; public ; first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) ; cover (for tatami mats, etc.) ; foreground ; Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

４(し)

x2 | Rank #590

four; 4

３(さん)

x1 | Rank #335

three; 3

１(いっ)点(てん)

x2 | Rank #5,824

point; dot; speck ; one point; one matter; one detail ; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark ; one item; one article; one piece ; slightest bit; trace; speck

リード

x1 | Rank #63,931

lied (German song, usually for solo voice and piano)

で

x18 | Rank #11

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

迎(むか)える

x1 | Rank #1,372

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

番(ばん)

x2 | Rank #718

number (in a series) ; (one's) turn ; watch; guard; lookout ; rank; standing; position ; bout; match ; pieces (in a collection)

ピッチャー

x2 | Rank #6,751

pitcher ; pitcher (container); jug

振(ふ)りかぶる

x1 | Rank #14,694

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

第(だい)一(いち)

x1 | Rank #1,624

first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

球(まり)

x2 | Rank #37,262

ball (for sport, games, etc.) ; kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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