readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
General Staff Headquarters
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army