fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
match; game; bout; contest
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
more than usual; especially; particularly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
offense and defense; offence and defence
influence (on someone); inspiration
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
until now; so far; up to the present
perfect; complete; flawless