book; volume; this; present; main; head
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
you (plural); all of you; you all
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
town; city; municipal; urban
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)