child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
first match (in a series)
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 hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
match; game; bout; contest
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be silent; to say nothing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question