concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
finish; end; completion; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the very best; excellent; superb
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
next generation; future generation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm