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; so
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
like this; this sort; this way
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
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 (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
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