at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
massing (of troops); gathering
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
presumption; assumption; estimation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
street; quarter; district; area
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Special Assault Team; SAT
Special Assault Team; SAT
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; period; class
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
chief (of police); head (of office)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
place to die; place of death
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
suffix for familiar person
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold