news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
home area; home town; local
support group; fan club; (election) committee
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
single word; a few words; brief comment
to squeeze out; to wring out
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?