illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
shallow view; superficial idea
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
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
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
colonization; colonisation
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
difficult to ...; hard to ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bring; to take; to bring about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
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 strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result