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; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
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 pass (of time); to elapse
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
it's been a long time; long time no see
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
feudal retainer or warrior
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate