honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
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 lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
offensive (movement); aggression
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
going into battle; departure for the front
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
image; figure; figure; form; image
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suddenly; all of a sudden
war situation; progress of a battle