good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
consecutive victories; series of victories
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
strike (i.e. industrial action)
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two classes; double; two sets
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
Nagasaki prefecture (Kyushu)