the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
Japanese person; Japanese people
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
like this; this sort; this way
episode; anecdote; vignette
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
witnessing; observing; sighting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point