spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
exchange of blows; long rally
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
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)
hitting the ball squarely
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover