you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker