Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
clear writing; specification
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
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.
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
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
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(political) administration; political power
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object