at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to differ; to vary; to disagree
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
armed forces; military; troops
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
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.
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
discovery; detection; finding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
just one person; only one
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others