finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
special promotion (in rank or grade)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
chink in the armor (armour)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least