general manager; director-general
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
should; must; -able; probably; likely
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
national defence; national defense
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how; in what way; how about
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any