notice; attention; observation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
research; study; investigation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
experiment; experimentation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
successful person; success
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
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 elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
door; gate; opening; title page
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to fill a hole with earth
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside