Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
dukedom; duchy; principality
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge