► 名詞
球 [(2)たま] meaning: ball rank: 1
☆ 彼は球を素手で捕った ⇨ He caught the ball with a bare hand (☛ A smaller sport ball you can grab with one hand. A larger ball is typically called “ボール”)
More examples:
- 寄せ集めの野球チームが優勝した ⇨ A hodgepodge baseball team won the championship
 - 彼は野球の監督だ ⇨ A baseball manager
 - 彼の息子もまたプロ野球選手になった ⇨ His son also has become a pro baseball player
 - 球場の建築には税金を使わないというのが大前提だ (だいぜんてい) ⇨ No tax money will be used for the construction of the ballpark, that is the basic premise
 - 彼は八百長で球界から永久追放になった ⇨ He was permanently expelled from the baseball due to game fixing
 - 昔はよく野球を観たもんだ ⇨ I used to watch many baseball games
 - 彼は速球派の投手だ ⇨ He is a fastball pitcher
 - 投手の投げた球はすっぽ抜けて打者の頭に当たった ⇨ The pitch made by the pitcher went out of control and hit the head of the batter
 - プロ野球のシーズンが開幕した ⇨ The pro baseball season has started
 - 彼は緩急自在の投球で相手を零点に抑えた ⇨ He had a complete command of the speed of his pitches and shut out the opponent
 - 彼はフライを捕球した ⇨ He caught a flyball
 - 彼は昔は野球とサッカーをしていたが、今は野球一本に絞っている ⇨ He used to play baseball and soccer, but now is focusing on baseball only
 - 彼の直球を狙った ⇨ He is waiting for a straight pitch
 - 彼女は野球場でビールの売り子をしている ⇨ She is a beer vendor at a baseball park
 - 地球の平均気温に変化が認められる ⇨ The change in the average temperature of Earth has been observed, recognized