and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
competitive swimming; swimming race
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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
when it becomes; when it comes to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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 visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case