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.
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
conference room; place of assembly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
the other day; a few days ago
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
order of chivalry; chivalric order
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
topic of discussion; agenda
to become clear; to be made public
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea