our country; our land; one's own country
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
in comparison to; rather than
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
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.
preference; priority; precedence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
construction; establishment
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
parts; accessories; components
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
concealment; suppression; hiding