commander; general; leader
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
now; the present time; just now; another; more
historic; historical; traditional
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...