indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
battlefield; battleground
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
while; during; while; although; all; both
headquarters; head office; main office
base (military, expedition, etc.)