Dragon King; promoted rook
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
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 start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
existence; being; presence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to glare at each other; to confront each other
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)