earth;  ground;  place;  territory;  bottom (of a package, book, etc.);  earth (one of the five elements)
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 dispatch;  despatch;  deployment;  temporary employee (esp. from an agency);  temporary worker;  agency temp
 Japan Self-Defense Forces;  JSDF;  self-defence force;  self-defense force
 requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
 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
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 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.
 again;  once more;  a second time
 to face;  to go towards;  to head towards
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 at that time;  at that moment;  then;  on that occasion
 group (of people);  crowd;  horde;  throng;  mob;  multitude
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to break;  to be smashed;  to split;  to crack;  to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.);  to split (e.g. of a party);  to come to light
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 to rain incessantly;  to downpour
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 outbreak of war;  starting a war
 to pass (of time);  to elapse
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 on and after;  as from;  hereafter;  thereafter;  since
 circumference;  outskirts;  environs;  (computer) peripheral
 very much;  exceedingly;  extremely
 tranquil;  calm;  restful;  peaceful;  quiet
 gate (for entry, boarding, etc.);  gate;  logic element
 using as an intermediary;  through
 exchange (e.g. cultural);  interchange;  interaction;  alternating current;  AC
 to prosper;  to flourish;  to thrive;  to become popular;  to become widespread
 as (X, then Y);  with;  in accordance with;  in proportion to
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of