noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
on base
Baseball term for a runner being on a base. Used in phrases like 塁上の走者 (runner on base).
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
on a fort; on a rampart
Refers to being on top of a fortification or defensive wall. Rare in modern usage outside historical or military contexts.
The runner on second base aimed for home.
They watched the enemy's movements from on top of the castle ramparts.