bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
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
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
having ended; being resolved
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 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
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.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
suddenly; all of a sudden
out of control; uncontrollable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
private citizen; civilian
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous