come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
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 (ritsuryo system)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
point spread; point difference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
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
match; game; bout; contest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
man-to-man defense; man-to-man defence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah