history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, 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
fort; stronghold; fortification
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.
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
advanced level; high grade; senior
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
start; leaving; marching off
still; as yet; as it has been
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)