today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
all-America; pan-American; all of America
league; federation; union; alliance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
due form; official; formality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
January; first month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; provided that
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
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.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance