on the sea; surface of the sea
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
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
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
class of warship; warship category
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
while; during; while; although; all; both
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
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.
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place; situation; position; location
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unique; individual; original; unusual
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage