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
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
deciding match; play-off; runoff
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
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
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
attack; assault; attempt; try
declaration; proclamation; announcement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
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.
how; in what way; how about
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
don't you think?; indicates question