tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surroundings; environs; circumference
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
scene; view; prospect; outlook
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
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
entrance to a bay; mouth of a bay
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel