now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, 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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sphere; counter for balls
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up