thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stationing (troops); occupancy
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
injuries and sickness; wounds and illness
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(medical) doctor; physician
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 hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
while; during (the time when)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
while; during; while; although; all; both
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
political measures; policy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o