to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
uninhabited island; desert island
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
commerce; trade; business
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to pick up; to find; to gather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to face; to go towards; to head towards
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
business discussion; negotiation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for