passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
life; living; I; me; student
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear all together; to be all present
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed