(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
strikeout; (several) vain attempts; failing despite giving one's best
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.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
rapids; shallows of a river
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one by one; one after another; successively
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation