opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
deciding match; play-off; runoff
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
match; game; bout; contest
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 hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
by means of; due to; because of; according to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to gain a victory; to win
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
war; battle; match; game; competition
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
chair; stool; post; office; position
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)