one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
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
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
marathon; long-distance race
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
moving; touching; stirring
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC
president (of a society); chairman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
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.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
due form; official; formality
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
letter; missive; note; mail
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
danger; peril; hazard; risk
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly