new student; freshman; first-year student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
pupil; student; schoolchild
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
match; game; bout; contest
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in the end; at the end of the day
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
being the runner-up; finishing second
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sunshade; window shade; awning; lamp shade