Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
materials; data; document
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.
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
had better ...; had better not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
it's been a long time; long time no see
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)