indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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 send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
declaration of a state of emergency
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
about; on; regarding; per; for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office