Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
emperor (of Japan); mikado
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)