National Police Agency; NPA
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nuclear power station; NPS
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
offender; criminal; culprit
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 live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
single word; a few words; brief comment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
reform; reformation; reorganization
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
reality; actuality; hard fact
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding