Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
Internet Protocol; IP; intellectual property
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
direct-to-video film; direct-to-video movie
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
uniform resource identifier; URI
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
rival; competitor; competition
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
headlock (wrestling move)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
sleeper; sleeping person; wearable blanket; sleeper agent; sleeper (bowling)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how about
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.)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")