army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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 resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
special; particular; peculiar; unique
fire brigade; fire company
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
existence; being; presence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm