war; fighting; fierce competition
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 defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suffix for familiar person
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10th day of the month; ten days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
outbreak of war; starting a war
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
because of; owing to; due to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate