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直球
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 直球.
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Entry
1
Common noun; Baseball
straight ball (pitch)
2
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
direct (e.g. question); blunt
Examples
奥歯に物の挟まった言い方をせず、ズバリ直球で言ってあげる事をお勧めします。
I recommend giving it to them straight, don't waffle your way around the subject.
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