野

rustic; boor; hick

'taru' adjective

burning with ambition; highly ambitious

Organization name

Nippon Professional Baseball Organization; NPB

baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations

regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball)

open-air bath

Sports

Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball

Abbreviation

(outdoor) music festival

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

funeral; burial (service); funeral procession

it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines

Organization name

Musashino Art University

rounding up stray dogs

Organization name

Japan High School Baseball Federation

birdwatching; birding

public exhibitionism

Character

Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)

opposition leader

opposition alliance

Organization name

Nomura Research Institute; NRI

Company name

Nomura Holdings (Japanese securites firm)

Event

National Intercity Nonpro Baseball Championship Series