now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
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; fighting; engagement; contest
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
even more; still more; further
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
birth; creation; formation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize