tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
if so; in that case; in that situation
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of speaking; intimation