strongest ever; most powerful in history
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
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
war; battle; match; game; competition
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful