in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
match; game; bout; contest
sphere; counter for balls
of course; certainly; naturally
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...