Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
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
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
8000; eight thousand; many
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to turn towards; to point
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
leader; guide; mentor; coach
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
long military service; having experienced many battles
commander; commanding officer; CO
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
to send or direct a person to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
choices; alternatives; options
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me