to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
suffix for familiar person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
next; following; subsequent; stage; station