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 work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn towards; to point
going into battle; departure for the front
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to order; to command; to appoint
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
certainly; surely; definitely
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
wherein; therein; thereinto
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so