fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
nine; team; players on a team; no
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
steady advance; carrying all before one
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
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
imperial court; royal court
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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.
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker