new government; new administration
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
various fiefdoms; various domains
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
all-out attack; general offensive
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
reopening; resumption; restarting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
organization; organisation; forming
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish