time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
change; alteration; modification
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 plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
time; hour; period; class
going upstream; sailing against the current
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
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.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I see; that's right; indeed
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
bureau director; office chief
bravery; courage; heroism
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
trivial; not amounting to much
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
practice; practising; training; study