continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
territory; domain; dominion; possession
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
military force; military strength
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
people; men and women; each person; everybody
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
-less; lacking; non-existing
great emperor; ... the Great
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complete change; about-face
occurrence; happening; incident; event
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals