yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
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
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily