strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
company president; manager; director
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
just one person; only one
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
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)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to throw on the fire; to burn
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by myself; in person; by oneself
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
disclosure; exposure; revelation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently