come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
championship; title (of champion)
fall season; autumn season
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
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
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
annual (plant); first-year student
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
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.
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
war; battle; match; game; competition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
don't you think?; indicates question
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!