commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
young person; youth; young
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battlefield; battleground
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
royal capital; imperial capital
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
messenger; envoy; emissary
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
seal (letters, documents, etc.)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to bring; to take; to bring about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
Lü Buwei (?-235 BCE), Chinese politician
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance