abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
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.
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
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
older brother; elder brother
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be smeared; to be covered
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention