present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
unit; (musical) group; band
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
computerized tomography; CT
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious 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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
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 been ...-ing
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed