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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
failure; mistake; blunder
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to summon; to get used to call
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
secret; private; surreptitious
(wind or human-powered) warship
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
going into battle; departure for the front
decision; determination; resolution
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
viceroy; governor-general
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement