next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
ten best people (in a particular field)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
selection; choice; picking out
participants; participating athletes
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?