being the runner-up; finishing second
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(social) position; status
suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
time; season; period; phase; stage
individual; private person; personal; private
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such; like that; that sort of; very
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting