Ministry of Foreign Affairs
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
last night; yesterday evening
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
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
when it becomes; when it comes to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
during; for the duration of
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
chief (of police); head (of office)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
tension; mental strain; nervousness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
single word; a few words; brief comment
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
police officer; policeman; policewoman
regulation cap; school cap
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.
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...