prefatory song or poem; opening song
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to face; to go towards; to head towards
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently