don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
serious; not joking; straight
adds force or indicates command
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
body; group; party; company; troupe
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
all; entire; whole; altogether
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personal combat; one-to-one fight
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
only; merely; but; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how; in what way; how about
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how about; questionable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all