victory or defeat; match; contest; game
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
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
war; battle; match; game; competition
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
final scene; the end; finale
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
place; situation; position; location