opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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)
adds force or indicates command
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
understanding; comprehension
banknote; bill; note; paper money
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show