too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
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.
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming