how many years; how long; what year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
international community; international society; the world
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
senior high school; high school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(period of) a year; during an era
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point