to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
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 kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(period of) a year; during an era
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
battlefield; battleground
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to surround; to crowd around
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
just now; a moment ago; this very minute