congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
match; game; bout; contest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
both (people); the two of them
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...