fields (of rice and other crops)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
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...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
host country (e.g. for a conference)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
political issue (problem)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
mass communication; mass media
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)