fort; stronghold; fortification
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
town; city; municipal; urban
to face; to go towards; to head towards
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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.
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
memories; recollections; reminiscence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command