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
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
offensive (movement); aggression
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
occupation forces; occupation army
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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.
recovery; rescue; recapture
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to save; to leave over; to spare
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding