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
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
suddenly; all of a sudden
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
behind; in the rear; in back
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last