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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to win one's first battle (game, match)
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; 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); province (of Japan)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
border (between countries); national border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)
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; army; troops; number of soldiers
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
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 to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
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 ...); (someone'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; foreboding; premonition
people; citizens; subjects; folk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)