ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Island; insula; island; islet
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
secretary (government); director; chief
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
detached force; detachment
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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)