the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
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
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to win one's first battle (game, match)
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military forces; hosts; troops
going into battle; departure for the front
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
adds force or indicates command
covering; protection; backing; relief
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
in succession; one by one
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
news; word; tidings; omen
people; citizens; subjects; folk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)