reliance; trust; faith; confidence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
failure; mistake; blunder
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
when it becomes; when it comes to
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question