(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in the end; on top of that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; like that; that sort of; very
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible