government; administration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
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
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
public security operation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
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 ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by means of; due to; because of; according to
declaration of a state of emergency
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...