earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
oppression; suppression; pressure
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.
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
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to accept; to receive; to agree
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
military forces; hosts; troops
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
order of chivalry; chivalric order
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away