diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
Japanese person; Japanese people
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...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
participation; joining; entry; adherence
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
other than; excluding; without
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt