junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
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
regular game; regular-season game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
in that way; thus; so; so?
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
senior high school; high school
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo