honorific/polite/humble prefix
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wind music; wind instrument music
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
in order; in turn; one by one
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
bronze (third-place) prize
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to