ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
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
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
suffix for familiar person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
letter; missive; note; mail
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
now; the present time; just now; another; more
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
heaps of corpses all around
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least