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
outbreak of war; starting a war
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
why; how; for what reason
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that