Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
putting into operation; invocation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn