Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
official announcement; proclamation
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
sea level; (surface of) sea
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.
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
transparency; degree of clearness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
in deep black; in jet black
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
diving; submerging; going underwater
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Island; insula; island; islet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
duty; function; office; mission; task
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing