century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
at; in; at; when; by; with
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be found; to be discovered
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)