I suggest that you may try the online multilingual dictionary, WordReference, available at: http://wordreference.com/ Then, you look for「英和辞書」﹐ and you may check out the verb "to play" at, http://wordreference.com/enja/play Hence, "to play (whatever ball games)" is 「～をする 、～をやる」 For whatever ball games, you simply type the English word onto the entry. For instance, basketball = バスケットボール (or バスケ); soccer = サッカー; volleyball = バレーボール; badminton = バドミントン; tennis = テニス; table tennis = ピンポン、卓球; golf = ゴルフ; (field / ice) hockey = (フィールド / アイス) ホッケー; etc. In conclusion, most of the ball games can be simply translated by taking the kanagana of the respective English words. Good day / 良い 一日を。