integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
people; men and women; each person; everybody
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
private citizen; civilian
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
small number; few; minority
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...