yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
win-loss records (between two participants)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
results; record; grades; marks
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.
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
I see; that's right; indeed
question; inquiry; enquiry
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very