pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
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
transfer student; student changing schools
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
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
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 (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer 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; and then
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
steering (of a boat); steerage
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post