next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
war; battle; match; game; competition
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
special training; intensive training; crash course
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.
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
nothing but; except; no more than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about