to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
no!; no no!; no, not at all
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honorific/polite/humble prefix
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; how about
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
potato chips; potato crisps
while; during; while; although; all; both
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to approach; to draw near
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...