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).
The runner on second base aimed for home.
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.
They watched the enemy's movements from on top of the castle ramparts.