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
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ago; since; before; previous
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in comparison to; rather than
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
name; given name; first name
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)