opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
consecutive victories; series of victories
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost
district; section; sector
overall victory; championship
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
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.
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
continuation; succession; series
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly