home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
knowing; (an) acquaintance
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
very interesting; of great interest
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
country; territory; domain; realm
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
story; tale; talk; discussion
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Island; insula; island; islet
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)