match; game; bout; contest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
genuine article; real thing; real deal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to