all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
armed might; military power; the sword; force
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to harm; to cause harm to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
but; however; provided that
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
father; dad; husband; you; he
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily