inter-scholastic athletics competition
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
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 hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
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
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
educational institution; school; academy; campus
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to