don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
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
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
aquatic products; fisheries
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
pitching ability; counter for pitches
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.
special training; intensive training; crash course
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) even once; (not) ever
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
match; game; bout; contest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to summon courage; to be brave
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all present; all concerned; all of us
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?