unification of the whole country
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 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
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
tradition; legend; folklore
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
young person; youth; young
commander; general; leader
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battlefield; battleground
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
salary reduction; salary cut
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
feng (male Chinese firebird)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)