first part; first volume; prequel
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
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 wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
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
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
horse mackerel caught in autumn
salmon (esp. salmon swimming upstream in the autumn); salted salmon
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment