Japan; the (Japanese) empire
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
selection; choice; option
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
under the orders of; by order (command)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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.
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
negotiations; discussions; connection
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
armed forces; battle troops
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
and (also); both ... and; as well as
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
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...
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)