history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
declaration of war; proclamation of war
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
pair; the two; both persons; both things
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
diplomatic; diplomatically
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
power; might; authority; influence
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before