infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
three parts; three copies
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
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
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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.
don't you think?; indicates question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
beforehand; in advance; previously
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
construction; architecture (of buildings)
company; corporation; workplace