indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
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 win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
bravery; courage; heroism
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
coach; coaching; training
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Thai; person from Thailand
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history