battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
please (give me); please (do for me)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
selection; choice; picking out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand