Translation guide
The English phrase "home base" can refer to a literal base in baseball, a figurative safe place or starting point, or a headquarters. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
The base in baseball where a batter starts and must return to score a run.
A place where one feels safe, comfortable, or returns to as a base of operations.
Means base, foothold, or hub. Used for a place that serves as a center of activities.
The main location of an organization or business.
Headquarters, main office. Standard term for organizations.
Avoid directly translating 'home base' as ホームベース when referring to a safe place or headquarters. Use 拠点 or 本部 instead.
Standard baseball term for home plate/base.
He slid into home base.
Loanword from English, commonly used in baseball contexts.
The runner stepped on home base.
This café is our home base.
Literally 'home ground', often used for a team's home stadium or a group's headquarters.
The team's home base is Tokyo.
Base, often used for military or expedition bases, but can be metaphorical.
We used the mountain hut as a home base for climbing.
Loanword meaning home, can imply a home base in casual contexts.
This is our home base.
The company's home base is in Osaka.
Head office, specifically for a company.
I'll return to home base and report.