coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
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
(how) many times; (how) often
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; how about
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
solitude; loneliness; isolation