contest; competition; struggle; scramble
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be found; to be discovered
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
national border; provincial border
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
global scale; worldwide scale
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
military force; military strength
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)