Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
opposite side; other side; other party
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
man; male; masculine gender
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chair; stool; post; office; position
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk; to chat; to chatter
while; during; while; although; all; both
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn towards; to point
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
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 be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to feel; to sense; to experience
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
distant; remote; isolated
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap