army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to escape death; to be saved from death
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
how; in what way; how about
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
is that so?; I see; right; oh
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how; in what way; how about; questionable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
condition; state (of health); appearance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker