tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
suffix for familiar person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
time; hour; period; class
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
of course; certainly; naturally
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...