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05:12 Oct 11, 2010

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Japanese term or phrase: 勝負にくる

In a manga, in the sentence:
何球目で勝負にくるか

Lara Silbert KudoZ activity Questions: 127 (4 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 16
Local time: 12:26

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

make a move/make his move

BlakeMB

decide the game

ericasakai

decide a game

Anna Wilkosz

try to beat (the pitcher)

cinefil

Answers

3 hrs confidence:

decide a game

Explanation:
"Which hit will decide the game"
Guess some game commentator is wondering in which round (or literally, with witch ball in turn) it will be already decided which team won (because in baseball it's sometimes decided before the game actually ends).

Anna Wilkosz
Local time: 02:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in category: 12

3 days17 hrs confidence:

try to beat (the pitcher)

Explanation:
http://www.switchpitcher.com/articles/59640/How-to-Beat-a-Fa...

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 09:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 36

4 days confidence:

decide the game

Explanation:
The line indicates that the person who said it is wondering what kind of game the pitcher intends to play.

Literally translated, "(I wonder) at which hit (at which turn) he's going to throw the game-deciding ball."

Said more simply, "(I wonder) how he's gonna throw."

ericasakai
Japan
Local time: 09:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English

11 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

make a move/make his move

Explanation:
Literally means from what number pitch is he going to get serious, try to win the game, come out with guns blazing, no more mr. nice guy, go for the jugular (but maybe nothing that colourful) so:
Something like - "When's he going to make his move"
or "I wonder when he's going to make his move"

BlakeMB
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of:

English

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