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
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.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by means of; due to; because of; according to
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come