indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
drama; play; powerful drug
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 show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
again; once more; a second time
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Leo (constellation); the Lion
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
match; game; bout; contest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
battlefield; battleground
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune