decapitation; decapitated head
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
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
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
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.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
environment; circumstance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
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.)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then