Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
peace preservation; security; safety
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty); fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work