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 sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at a stroke; with a single swoop
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
time; hour; period; class
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
competing; competition; auction
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just