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.
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
conference room; place of assembly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
the other day; a few days ago
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
order of chivalry; chivalric order
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
each nation; many nations; many countries
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
topic of discussion; agenda
to become clear; to be made public
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
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.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea