tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
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
generation; the world; the age
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Power forward (basketball)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
steady advance; carrying all before one
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
inter-scholastic athletics competition
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
war; battle; match; game; competition