watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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 go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
river; stream; River; the ... river
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)