opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
understood; I see; OK; present; here
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
notice; attention; observation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
participants; participating athletes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad