first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
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
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shellfish; seashell; shell
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
drying place; drying ground
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
small restaurant; eating house