come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
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
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
someone; unknown person; I; me
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
soldier; combatant; warrior
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I see; that's right; indeed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
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...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward