always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Spain; Spanish (language)
senior high school; high school
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how many years; how long; what year
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
day after day; day by day
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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 digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just