coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
one's house; one's home; one's family
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
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
considerably; greatly; a lot
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become