first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
light or fine rain; drizzle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
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 wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
river; stream; River; the ... river
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
street vendor (often carrying wares in baskets hanging from a pole); hawking goods; hawker
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
river surface; surface of a river
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo