right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ten; 10; ten years of age
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
second division; secondary division
on and after; from ... onward; since
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
victory stand; winners' podium
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
narrow margin; slim margin
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)