sixth day of the month; six days
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
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
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to state; to express; to mention
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
high mountain; alpine mountain
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
troubled times; turbulent times
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 live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
battlefield; battleground
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds