special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
commandant; commanding officer; general
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to concern; to be related
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
that day; the very same day
end; close; conclusion; termination
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
several people; a few people
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
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
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told