indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
commandant; commanding officer; general
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
life or death; existence; destiny
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
certainly; surely; definitely
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed