now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
society; the world; the times
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unconditionally; as a rule
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
right and wrong; good and evil
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in this way; along these lines; similarly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
strategist; tactician; schemer
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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.
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
famous sword; excellent sword
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!