June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
news; word; tidings; omen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
huge win; overwhelming victory
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
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 pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start