government service; the bureaucracy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to attempt; to test; to try out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
how; in what way; how about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do