knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
tradition; legend; folklore
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away