national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
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
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate