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<A>
ai(愛)n.love.
ai-shi-teru(愛してる)sentence. I love you. ex;I love Ichiro.(イチロー、愛してる)
an-da(安打)n. a base hit.
an-da sei-zo-ki(安打製造機)n. a player who has great hitting ability like a "hitting machine" .
are-ru(荒る)v. get wild pitcher's control or game itself.
Arizona（アリゾナ）[notes]Viva, Randy Johnson! I saw you near Tokyo in 2000.You played at Japan vs US All Atar game.
Astros(宇宙飛行士)[notes]This japanese means "astronaut" correctly.
Atlanta (アトランタ)[notes]One of my favotite songs is "Georgia On My Mind".

<B>
back net(バックネット)n. backstop-screen.
back screen(バックスクリーン)n. batter's-eye-screen.
Baltimore (バルティモア)[notes]I don't know why, but this town is written and pronaunced「ボルチモア」in Japan.
bi-gi(美技)n. a fine play.If it is a super-play, it would be said「超美技」 ,pronauncing "cho-bi-gi".
Boston (ボストン)n. There are many BoSox fans in Japan, especially named"Asupamu" one of my best friends who lives in Aomori.
bou-gyo-ritsu(防御率)n. earned-run-avarage.
bou-tou(暴投)n. wild pitch.

<C>
Carp(カープ)n. a ball club of JPBA in Central League,based on Hiroshima city. Their uniform copied from Cincinatti.
chok-kyuu(直球)n. It means straight fastball.
chuu-kei(中継)n. relay.
chuu-ken(中堅)n. center field.
chuu-ken-syu(中堅手)n. center-fielder.

<D>
dai-da(代打)n. pinch hit. pinch-hitter.
Dai-ma-jin(大魔神)n. a nickname of Seattle closer Kazuhiro Sasaki. It has an origine from a B-movie hero of Japan.I think Dai-ma-jin looks very similar to Al martin rather than Sasaki.
da-sya (打者)n. a hitter.
da-ritsu(打率)n. batting average.
da-ten(打点)n.RBI.
dead ball(デッドボール)n. a hit by pitch. I suppose that the early days of accepting the baseball game into Japan, it happened a hit by pitch, then an umpire called at the moment "Time! The ball is dead!". Some japanese player understood,"Oh yeh, that is a dead ball". *The other day, one Amwrican sent me a mail.
According to him, a broadcaster uses this word as a hit by pitch before.

<E>
e-gao(笑顔)n.smiling face.
e-ra-i(えらい)a. great.

<F>
Fighters(ファイターズ)n.a ball club of JPBA in Pacific League, playing at Tokyo-dome as same as the most popular Tokyo Giants.

<G>
Gai-jin(外人)n.forigne players when they play in Japan they are called so. It means alien.
ganbare(がんばれ)sentennse. Go for it! Do the best! ガンバレis OK too.
Giants(巨人)n. The most popular Shigeo Nagashima is my hero, who has retired end of 2001 season as a Tokyo Giants manager. He taught me how wonderful and beautiful baseball game is. When he was a player he showed so many unexpected super-play for Japanese fans like Ichiro does. Nagashima is also famous very unique speaker as same as Yogi Berra. Hahaha!
gi-da(犠打)n.sacrifice hit. sacrifice bunt.
gi-hi(犠飛)n.sacrifice fly.
gi-sei(犠牲)n.sacrifice.victem.
goro(ゴロ)n. grounder.

<H>
Hasegawa(長谷川)n.MLB pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa(長谷川滋利).
hei-satsu(併殺)n.double play.殺 means to kill.Wao!
henka-kyu(変化球)n. breakingball.
hiku-me(低め)n.a pitch down low.
hi-kyuu(飛球)n.fly ball.
hon-rui(本塁)n.home base. home plate.
hon-rui-da(本塁打)n.home run.
ho-satsu(捕殺)n.assist.
ho-syu(捕手)n. catcher.

<I>
ichi-ban(一番)n.number one.
Ichiro(イチロー)n.Ichiro Suzuki(by Katakana:イチロー/fullname by Kanji:鈴木一朗) [notes]Even many Japanese people make a spelling-miss as 鈴木一郎.Be carefull!
ichi-rui(一塁)n.first base.
ichi-rui-syu(一塁手)n. first baseman
Irabu(伊良部)n. pitcher Hideki Irabu(伊良部秀輝).I have no doubt that Irabu is no.1 pitcer as a Japanese.

<J>
JPBA(日本プロ野球機構)n. Japan Professional Baseball Association. A very weak and shameless organization which has no vision about future.

<K>
kai(回) n. inning.
kan-puu(完封)n. shut-out.
kan-toku(監督)n. manager.
kan-tou(完投)n. complete game.
kan-tou sei-shin(敢闘精神)n. challenging-spirit.
kan-zen shi-ai(完全試合)n. perfect game.
kara-buri(空振り)n. swing and miss.
kei-en shi-kyu(敬遠四球)n. an intentional walk.
kou-kou-ya-kyuu(高校野球)n.strange and crazy Japanese hi-school baseball. But it is more popular than professional baseball in a sense. Young players looks almost soldiers.
kyu-jou(球場)n. ball park.

<L>
Lions(ライオンズ)n.one of the Pacific League teams of JPB,which stands on Tokorozawa,Saitama,near Tokyo.

<M>
man-naka(真ん中)n.right down Broadway.
mas-sugu(真っ直ぐ)n.straight fastball.

<N>
nai-ya an-da(内野安打)n. infield single.
ni-ban(二番)n. no.2.
nighter(ナイター)n. night game.This word came into a perfect Japlish from long ago. To shorten words is the most special ability of Japanese people. And then, we sometime loose original words.
ni-hon-go(日本語)n. Japanese language.
ni-hon-jin(日本人)n. Japanese.
nip-pon(日本)n. Japan.
ni-rui(二塁)n. second base.
ni-rui-da(二塁打)n. double. two-base hit.
ni-rui-syu(二塁手)n. second baseman.
Nomo(野茂)n. Hideo Nomo(野茂英雄), two time "no-no" maker.

<O>
omote(表)n. top. ex;一回表 is top of 1st inning.
one strike two ball(ワンストライク・ツーボール)n. (sentence.)One of the biggest difference from U.S. is this. You may think this very strange, I guess. I agree with you! But it has become a steady custom in Japan by the history of a hundred years.All through the years Japanese baseball players and fans have been thinking as a matter of course that you count strikes first and then nex you count balls. Why? I don't know. And nobody knows.
※Don't point out my mistake, [one strike two ball] must change to [two balls], but Japanese people don't use such "s" at the end of words.

<P>
pro-ya-kyuu(プロ野球)n.professional baseball.

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<R>
ren-da(連打)n. hitting parade. hits in a raw.
ren-pai(連敗)n. loosing streak.
ren-syou(連勝)n. winning streak.
ren-zoku(連続)n. streak.
running home run(ランニング・ホームラン)n. inside the park home run.

<S>
san-ban(三番)n. no.3.
san-rui(三塁)n. third base.
san-rui-da(三塁打)n. triple. three-base hit.
san-rui-sen(三塁線)n. third base line.
san-rui-syu(三塁手)n. third baseman.
san-shin(三振)n. strikeout.
san-wari-da-sya(三割打者)n. a batter hits above .300.
sa-su(刺す)v. to nail a runner.
sa-yoku(左翼)n. left field.
sa-yoku-syu(左翼手)n. left fielder.
sa-yo-na-ra(サヨナラ)sentence. Good-bye.
sayonara game(サヨナラ試合)n. a game ended by a hit or a walk or an error at the moment. This is the most effective baseball Japlish, I think. Do you know what "Sayonara" means? Yes, it's good bye.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, the game is tie, two outs, a runner on the third base, the batter swings and drives a ball! And ground ball through the hole and runner comes in to the plate! The game is over.
In these situations, we use this "Sayonara game" with big excitement.
Don't you feel this nicely sound?
※other use....Sayonara home run, Sayonara hit, Sayonara wild pitch.
When a Kevin Cosner's film "Bull Durham " exhibited in Japan, the title was changed to "Sayonara Game".
sayonara hit(サヨナラ安打)n. a game-ending hit.
sayonara home run(サヨナラ本塁打)n. a game-ending home run.
sen-syu(選手)n. player.
sen-tou-da-sya(先頭打者)n. leadoff hitter.
shi(死)n. means death originally. Japanese use this as "away" and "out". ex;二死 is two-out.
shi-ai(試合)n. game. match.
shi-kyu(四球)n. base on balls. walk. But it just means "four balls".
shi-kyu(死球)n. hit by pitch. 死 means death. So it is called "dead ball" in Japan.
shi-mei-da-sya(指名打者)n. designated hitter. Usually we say "DH",too.
shin-jin(新人)n. rookie.
shin-jin-ou(新人王)n. Rookie of the year award.
Shinjo(新庄)n. outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo(新庄剛志).
shis-saku(失策)n. error.
shooto-ball(シュートボール)n. sinking fastball or screwball.[notes]This is my thought that if righthanded pitcher throws this one to righthanded hitter, it comes to inside and almost shoots the batter.
sok-kyuu(速球)n. fastball.
sou-sya(走者)n.runner.
Sui-hei(水兵)n. Mariner. But 兵 means soldier.
Sui-hu(水夫)n.Mariner. Simple meaning "a worker on ship".I like this rather than 水兵. One of my best friends uses this as his handle-name because he is a fan of Mariners.
Suket-to(助っ人)n. a hired help.[notes]This is why several foreign players have not broken individual records in Japan Professional Baseball League. They(Japanese) think Suket-to is a person who will go back his country after his career over. Oh, shit! And what a shame! It's kind of discrimination.
Suzuki(鈴木)n. family name of Ichiro and Makoto(Mac) Suzuki. Suzuki is one of most popular names as well as Satoh(佐藤) and Tanaka(田中).
syu-i(首位)n. top of team or individual ranking.
syui-da-sya(首位打者)n. a batting leader.

<T>
tai-ketsu(対決)n. confrontation.
taka-me(高め)n.a pitch up high.
tan-da(単打)n. single base hit.
toku-ten(得点)n. run.
tou-kyu(投球)n. pitching.
tou-rui(盗塁)n. stealing base.
tou-syu(投手)n. pitcher.

<U>
u-katsu(迂闊＝うかつ)n. bonehead.
ura(裏)n. bottom. ex; 七回裏 is bottom of 7th inning.
u-yoku(右翼)n. right field. But it has original meaning "right wing".I really hate that.
u-yoku-syu(右翼手)n. right fielder.

<V>

<W>
wa(和)n. 1. Japanese. 2. being united.
wa-huu(和風)n. Japanese style. Japanesque.
waka-te(若手)n. young player.

<X>

<Y>
ya-kyuu(野球)n. baseball game.野 means field, and 球 means ball.
ya-kyuu-jo(野球場)n. ballpark.
ya-sen(野選)n. fielder's choice.
ya-syu(野手)n. fielder. position player.
yo-ban(四番)n. no.4.
Yoshii(吉井)n. Masato Yoshii(吉井理人)
yume no kyuu-jo(夢の球場)n. field of dreams.
yuu-geki-syu(遊撃手)n. shortstop.

<Z>
zan-nen(残念)n. shame.
zan-rui(残塁)n. left on bases.