far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to win and advance to the next round
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
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
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want