better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
Niigata (city, prefecture)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
very intensive training; very hard training
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)