ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
what kind of; what sort of; what
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
woman; female; feminine gender
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
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 antagonize; to provoke antipathy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that