war; battle; match; game; competition
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at the time; in those days; then
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
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.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
war situation; progress of a battle
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow