that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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 step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
bureau director; office chief
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
interior; inside; internal
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
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
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is not (like that) either
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?