sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dominion; territory; possession
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.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
military forces; hosts; troops
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
in that way; thus; so; so?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless