whole nation; whole land; whole country
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
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 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)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
great war; great battle; world war
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to win and advance to the next round
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
match; game; bout; contest
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency