release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
armed group; armed insurgents
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
governor-general; governor; viceroy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
bright red; crimson lotus flower
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as