tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
female university student
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
influence; effect; impact
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable