to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
prime minister (in ancient China)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
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
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
military forces; hosts; troops
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
war; battle; match; game; competition