everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
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
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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 hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
barren woman; sterile woman
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
not necessarily so; is not always true
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
match; game; bout; contest
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)