large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
action of making something; -ification
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
aggression; invasion; raid
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
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); 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 nation); big man; boss; buddy
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 return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
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; and then
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to look away; to avert one's eyes
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
aeroplane; airplane; 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
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as before; as ever; as it was originally
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause