decision of a contest; finals
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
offense and defense; offence and defence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason