ball (sphere) / (basebal) ball (pitch that falls outside the strike zone)

bowl

Short for ボール紙 (bōru-gami): non-corrugated cardboard, pasteboard / Short for 段ボール (danbōru): corrugated cardboard

ball (formal dance event)

(baseball) back-to-back home runs

(baseball) walk-off home run (the home run at the end of the 9th innings, which wins the game)

(baseball) called shot

to hit, to beat, to strike / to give a speech

adds emphasis to the verb, (e.g. 打(う)ち寄(よ)せる (uchiyoseru), 打(う)ち捨(す)てる (uchisuteru), 打(う)ち続(つづ)く (uchitsuzuku))

add emphasis to the verb, violently, strongly, quickly, suddenly, (e.g. 打(ぶ)ち込(こ)む (buchikomu), ぶっ殺(ころ)す (bukkorosu), ぶん殴(なぐ)る (bunnaguru))