to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
by means of; due to; because of; according to
official announcement; proclamation
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
government; administration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to become clear; to be made public
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
counter for generations; epoch
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
arrest; apprehension; capture
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
release; liberation; acquittal
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...