desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
such; like that; that sort of; very
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
such; this sort of; like this
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
support; backing; aid; assistance
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to join together; to combine; to join up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
form; shape; figure; visage
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
evacuation order; evacuation notice