century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
senior high school; high school
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
direct connection; direct link
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
senior high school student
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?