to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
participants; participating athletes
every person; each one; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
at once; immediately; right now
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me