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
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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 win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
match; game; bout; contest
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
president (of a society); chairman
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation ceremony; commencement
life; living; I; me; student
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow