the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
first match (in a series)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
leading person; foremost figure
king (of the senior player)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen