tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first meeting; first interview with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shellfish; seashell; shell
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
why; how; for what reason
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Island; insula; island; islet
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
square kilometer; square kilometre
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
local specialty; special product (of a region)
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)