the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
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
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; truly; indeed; good grief
not yet known; unknown; strange
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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 defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in comparison to; rather than
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience