Japanese person; Japanese people
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
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
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to escape death; to be saved from death
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
training; drill; practice; discipline
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
training (esp. in-service); induction course
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person