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
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
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 pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
war; fighting; fierce competition
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation