violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
mechanism; organization; organisation
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
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
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.
proposal; proposition; suggestion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; by what means
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please (give me); please (do for me)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out