once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
whole nation; whole land; whole country
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum