water's edge; beach; shore
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
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
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
man; male; masculine gender
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
technical high school; industrial high school
senior high school; high school
match; game; bout; contest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
inter-scholastic athletics competition
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe