science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
arts and sciences; liberal arts
town; city; municipal; urban
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
artificial island; man-made island
movie; film; motion picture
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
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 ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
acquisition of foreign currency