preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
existence; being; presence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
visual confirmation; sighting
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dozens; scores of; decades
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
several hundred; hundreds (of)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
number of (large) animals
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't you think?; indicates question
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
outward appearance; looks
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(already) known; established
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
plants and animals; flora and fauna
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs