violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
personal combat; one-to-one fight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
millions; several million; a few million
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)