revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
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 hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
materials; data; document
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious; not joking; straight
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
government office building
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
chief; main; principal; major
function; facility; faculty; feature
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in the hospital; hospitalized
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take command; to give direction
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat