information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
government service; the bureaucracy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
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
supply; provision; raising; procurement
failure; mistake; blunder
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
our country; our land; one's own country
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
isolation; being alone; being friendless
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
defense; defence; protection
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.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
such; like that; that sort of; very
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)