Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to change (one's clothes)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
steering (of a boat); steerage
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
cane; (walking) stick; wand; stalk (of bamboo, sugar, etc.); stem
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder