opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
fall; drop; descent; coming down
by means of; due to; because of; according to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
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.
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
position; location; base; point; site
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extermination; annihilation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
intercept; interception; counter-attack
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all