previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
vinegar used to wash or season seafood
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial