somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
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; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
just one person; only one
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
match; tournament; interschool match
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...