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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
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 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.
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
leader of a charge; first to arrive
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
when; how soon; how long until
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear