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
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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.
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
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
serious; not joking; straight
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Leo (constellation); the Lion
father; dad; husband; you; 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; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(social) position; status
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
battlefield; battleground
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)