federation; federal state; United States of America
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
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
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
as; because; with; due to
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
headquarters; head office; main office
general manager; director-general
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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 entrust; to leave to a person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
secret; private; surreptitious
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
woman; female; feminine gender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as