always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sphere; counter for balls
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to repeat; to do something over again
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
match; game; bout; contest
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something