once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
belief; faith; conviction
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
traveler; traveller; stranger
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence