ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
overall victory; championship
senior high school; high school
unprecedented; record-breaking
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
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to get a reputation as a philanderer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
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 harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
selflessness; being unselfish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede