prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
relation; connection; relevance
Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement (1960)
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
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.
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
your husband; her husband
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
decision; determination; resolution
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved