battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
white sash; white belt; leukorrhoea
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
now; the present time; just now; another; more
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from here; from this place
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
water's edge; beach; shore
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(some) more; even more; longer; further
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish