indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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
mourning (dead persons); memorial
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
compensating; making up for; supplementation
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
authority; power; function
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
murder; killing; murderer
female ghost; female apparition; female monster