shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
area; region; district; locality
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mobile investigation unit; MIU
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
don't you think?; indicates question
police officer; policeman; policewoman
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
(police) detective; criminal matter
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction; in a pipe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one machine; one aircraft; one life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to