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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
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.
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question