indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this world; this life; world of the living
older sister; elder sister
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
word; term; language; speech
prefix for forming ordinal numbers