head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
island group; archipelago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
25th day of the month; 25 days
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; beginning; starting point
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
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 take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint