beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
curious; strange; unusual
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
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
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shellfish; seashell; shell
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
noon; midday; daytime; lunch