eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battlefield; battleground
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
I see; that's right; indeed
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
emperor (of Japan); mikado
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
beyond that point; after that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy