this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this world; this life; world of the living
troubled times; turbulent times
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
something like ...; something called ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through