Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
senior high school student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
huge win; overwhelming victory
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
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; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
honorific/polite/humble prefix
long (time that has passed); old (story)