book; volume; this; present; main; head
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
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.
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
airman first class (JASDF)
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and (also); both ... and; as well as
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing