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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to try all possible means
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
main battery; main armament
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
as you see; as you can see
inspection; examination; checking