Nippon Ham (meat packing firm)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
Central League (Japanese baseball league)
Pacific League (Japanese baseball league)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
on and after; from ... onward; since
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
... years old; age (of) ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable