department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japan's best; number one in Japan
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
eighth month of the lunar calendar
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of