book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
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 serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
airman first class (JASDF)
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
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
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; 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; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
rule; government; administration
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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