pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
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
triumphant return; returning in triumph
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
national border; provincial border
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
royal capital; imperial capital
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
military forces; hosts; troops
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
minimum; at the very least
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
eastern part; the east (of a region)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
chamberlain; castle keeper
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation