tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
second (unit of time); arc second
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
originally; by nature; from the start
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass (of time); to elapse
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold