finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
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
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
each nation; many nations; many countries
defence forces; defence corps
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
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 force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
alone; unaided; away from home
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
with the exception of; excepting; excluding