banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
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
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
war; battle; match; game; competition
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(some) more; even more; longer; further