Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
fort; stronghold; fortification
at; in; at; when; by; with
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just one person; only one
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
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.
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
order; directive; instructions; command
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be found; to be discovered
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel