heating; application of heat
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battlefield; battleground
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
position; location; base; point; site
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.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to win one's first battle (game, match)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do