Imperial Household Agency
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
government office-building complex
number two; mistress; concubine
(large) building; public building; hall
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
National Police Agency; NPA
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
name; given name; first name
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
of course; certainly; naturally
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
material; materials; data; information; documents
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding