to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
match; game; bout; contest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
transfer student; student changing schools
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
participation; joining; entry
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
chance (of success); odds
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
exhibition game; preseason game
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
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.)