large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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 go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
arrangement; pact; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as before; as ever; as it was originally
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of