the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
military officer; naval officer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
country; territory; domain; realm
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
... years old; age (of) ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
again; once more; a second time
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...