unification of the whole country
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
rule; government; administration
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 ...); (someone'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); province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; 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
legend; folklore; tradition
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
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
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battlefield; battleground
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
director (of the ritsuryō-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
already; yet; soon; shortly; 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 (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
salary reduction; salary cut
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (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.)