present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woman; female; feminine gender
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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.
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
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
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to try all possible means
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun