star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sorry; excuse me; thank you
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
professional league (sport)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent