wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta); competitive karuta association
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
suffix for familiar person
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
match; game; bout; contest
how; in what way; how about
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
class-A; A class; A grade
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
encouragement of learning
(large) building; public building; hall
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
decision of a contest; finals
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
called; known as; that; to say
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up