inter-scholastic athletics competition
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
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
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
king; monarch; ruler; champion
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 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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in history; ever; historical
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
arriving at the same moment
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pride; boast; credit (to)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
educational institution; school; academy; campus
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally