indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
war; battle; match; game; competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
supply; supplying; replenishment
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
human being; human; person; character (of a person)