staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
small number; few; minority
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
research; study; investigation