matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
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 see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
imprisonment; incarceration
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
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 run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)