pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nothing but; except; no more than
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior high school; high school
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
practice meeting; practice group
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence