tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; presence (of a god, nobleman, 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
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to accept somebody'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
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (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 been ...-ing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of speaking; intimation