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Military Japanese
- land mine—jirai
- language—kotoba
- large—ōkii 15
- last—saigo 15
- last year—kyonen 11
- latrine—benjo
- laugh—warau; warai
- law—hōritsu; hōsoku
- leaf—ha
- league—renmei
- learning—gakumon
- leave—tachimasu (tatsu) 9
- left—hidari 7
- Left face!—Hidari muke hidari! 7
- let us—(suffix) -mashō 12
- level—taira
- library—toshokan
- lid—futa
- lieut-colonel—chūsa 7
- lieut-commander—shōsa 7
- lieut-general—chūjō 7
- lieut, j.g.—chūi 7
- lieut, s.g.—taii 7
- life—seimei; inochi
- light—akari
- light cruiser—kei-junyōkan
- like—sukimasu (suku) 8
- like; as—yō
- liking—konomi
- limit—kagiri
- line—sen; gyō
- lip—kuchibiru
- liquid—eki
- list—hyō
- liter—rittoru
- little—chiisai; sukoshi
- live—sumimasu (sumu) 10
- living—seikatsu
- location—ichi 15
- long—nagai
- Loochoo Isles—Ryūkyū
- loosening—yurumi
- love—ai; aisuru
- low—hikui
- loyalty—chū; chūgi
- lung—hai
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- machine—kikai
- machine gun—kikanjū
- mail; post—yūbin
- main food—jōshoku
- main force—shuryoku
- major—shōsa 7
- major-general—shōshō 7
- make—tsukuru
- male—osu; otoko
- man; men (number)—nin 13
- man—otoko; hito 14
- management—shihai
- Manchuria—Manshū
- manners—fūzoku
- many—ōi; takusan
- map—chizu 5
- March—Sangatsu 10
- marine corps—kaiheidan; rikusentai
- mark—ato; shirushi
- marriage—kekkon
- master—shujin
- mat—tatami
- matter—koto
- May—Gogatsu 10
- me—watakushi 2
- meal—gohan 13; shokuji
- meaning—imi
- measure—hakari
- medical art—ijutsu
- medical officer—gun-i
- medicine—kusuri
- Mediterranean Sea—Chichūkai
- meet—au
- meeting—kaigi; moyōshi
- melt—tokeru
- memorandum—oboegaki
- memory—kioku
- men (number)—(suffix) -nin
- metal—kinzoku
- meter—mētoru
- Mexico—Mekishiko
- middle—naka; mannaka
- midnight—Gozen rei-ji 10
- military terms—heigo
- milk—chichi; gyūnyū
- mind—kokoro
- mine (sea) torpedo—suirai
- mine layer—suirai-fusetsukan
- mineral—kōbutsu
- minute—fun 10
- minute—seimitsu
- miscellaneous—zatsu
