year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
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.
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
stationing (troops); garrisoning
reinforcement; strengthening
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
training; drill; practice; discipline
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
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 ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
technique; art; skill; move
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on