that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
development; exploitation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
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
general term; generic name
construction; establishment
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
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.
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
birth; creation; formation
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...