opening;  start;  opening credits;  title sequence;  theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 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
 representative;  representation;  delegation;  switchboard number;  main number
 deciding match;  play-off;  runoff
 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
 match;  game;  bout;  contest
 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 hold back (e.g. emotions);  to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people);  to get the better of;  to control;  to command
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 shelf;  ledge;  rack;  trellis
 will;  resolution;  kindness;  goodwill;  gift (as a token of gratitude)
 player (of a sport);  athlete;  team member
 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged);  katana;  scalpel;  chisel;  burin;  knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
 supreme ruler;  autocrat;  dynast;  high king
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 splendid;  magnificent;  utter (esp. defeat);  total; (arch.)  something worth seeing; (arch.)  sight
 (sudden) change;  reversal;  turn-around;  coming from behind (baseball)
 drama;  play;  powerful drug
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 to gain a victory;  to win
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 war;  battle;  match;  game;  competition
 advance (into a new market or stage of progress);  launching (a new career or venture);  expanding (into a new market);  stepping forward;  emerging
 to accomplish;  to achieve;  to carry out;  to do ... completely;  to do ... entirely
 two persons;  two people;  pair;  couple
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 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.)
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 come;  come now;  well;  who knows;  well now;  let's see
 chair;  stool;  post;  office;  position
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 one;  for one thing;  only;  (not) even;  just (e.g. "just try it");  some kind of;  one type of
 end;  conclusion;  last;  final;  no sooner than;  once
 to exert oneself and win;  to gain (victory)
 ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
 blocking (e.g. the way);  obstructing;  block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.);  block;  physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape);  concrete block;  blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 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.)