sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
port city; harbor city; harbour city
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
battlefield; battleground
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
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
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become