postwar period; period after Second World War
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
next term; next period; next version; next release
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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dead person; deceased person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)