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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

20

empire; imperial

8

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

7

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

36

relativity; relative

1

allied armies

3

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

89

(naval) fleet; armada

13

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

75

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

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.

73

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

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

118

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

9

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

rout; collapse

1

be; is

14

how; in what way; how about

4

to do

1

admiral; commodore

8

in that way; thus; so; so?

3

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

32

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

18

to escape; to run away

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

10

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

100,000; hundred thousand

1

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

1

pursuit battle

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

flagship

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

37

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

5

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

I; me

12

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

65

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

subordinate person

2

feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1