Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
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 live through; to survive
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
on one hand; on the other hand
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire