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.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
same; similar; (just) like; equal
war; battle; match; game; competition
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
moment; brief space of time
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 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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
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.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
troubled times; turbulent times
to govern; to manage; to subdue
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point