candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; all of a sudden
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
time; hour; period; class
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
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 strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to recall; to remember; to recollect
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sharply; harshly; stingingly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
several hundred; hundreds (of)