(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
young commander; young leader; young master
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
head; lead; vanguard; first
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
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 chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
overall victory; championship
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
suffix for familiar person
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
company president; manager; director
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise