championship; title (of champion)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
end of a match; end of a game
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
quickly; calmly; intently
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply