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
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
these guys; these fellows
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner