island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
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 pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
congratulation; celebration
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
port city; harbor city; harbour city
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give