come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
fall season; autumn season
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
match; game; bout; contest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
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.
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
war; battle; match; game; competition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
don't you think?; indicates question
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!