ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
behind with everything; too late; reactive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)