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.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
be (that) as it may; having said that
perfect; complete; flawless
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
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 stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make