finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
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
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
match; game; bout; contest
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
half-game consisting of an east and south round
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take over; to hand over