notice; attention; observation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
recovery; rescue; recapture
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
study; research; investigation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
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 elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
door; gate; opening; title page
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to fill a hole with earth
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
duty; function; office; mission; task
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe