intercept; interception; counter-attack
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
garrison; occupation forces
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; roughly; approximately
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
town; city; municipal; urban
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group