headquarters; head office; main office
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
grey moustache; white beard
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
body; group; party; company; troupe
by means of; due to; because of; according to
war; fighting; fierce competition
than; from; out of; except; but; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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
uninhabited island; desert island
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)