huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to die by drowning; to drown
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
filtration; filtering; percolation
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
look!; there!; here!; that is
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
some people; a few people; several people
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
man; male; masculine gender
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
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
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far