championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
overall victory; championship
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
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
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one thin flat object; one sheet
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
how; in what way; by what means
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch