this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
emperor (of Japan); mikado
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
match; game; bout; contest
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime