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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
base on balls; walk; pass
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
failure; mistake; blunder
overall victory; championship
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
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.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
recently; lately; these days
perfect; complete; flawless
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)