打

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

to establish; to formulate

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

exchange of blows; long rally

to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

end (of play, match, etc.); closing

closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

bruise

Baseball

batter's box; one's turn at bat

to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off

to be washed up (on the shore)

skyrocket (firework)

driving; pounding in; shooting into; implantation; invasion

falling badly in love

putting (one's heart) into

Computing

step recording (in electronic or computer music)

no way to do; nothing can be done

to discard; to abandon

to neglect; to let be

spot (where one was hit)

Baseball

batter

Sports

hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

to hit repeatedly

decapitation; beheading

Often as 打てば響くような

to be responsive; to show immediate results

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into)

to throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at)

to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone)

to pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against

to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on

thrashing; beating

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)