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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
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
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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 end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
adds force or indicates command
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)