character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
national border; provincial border
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
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
newly appointed; inaugural
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
police officer; policeman; constable
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.
command; lead; generalship; leadership
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
secretary (government); director; chief