year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
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 mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
beginning; outset; first; onset
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
attack; drive; advance; invasion
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
every place; various places
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
while; even though; despite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
advance; moving forward; progress
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
next; secondly; subsequently
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong