radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Island; insula; island; islet
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
robbery; robbery case; burglary
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
failure; mistake; blunder
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.
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
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
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
headquarters; head office; main office
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
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...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk