more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
participation; joining; entry
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm