Nippon Ham(Japanese meat packing firm); Nippon Meat Packers Inc.; Nipponham group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
Central League (Japanese baseball league)
Pacific League (Japanese baseball league)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Siri (Apple iOS application)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable