army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
intercept; interception; counter-attack
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.
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
region; limits; stage; level
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person