army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
news; word; tidings; omen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
armor and helmet (armour)
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 put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
national border; provincial border
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
line; queue; procession; matrix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
witnessing; observing; sighting
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
place; situation; position; location