to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
sixth man (in basketball)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
how much; how many; to what extent
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
decision of a contest; finals
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
king; monarch; ruler; champion
series of battles; successive battles
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
both; both sides; both parties
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle