pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
orders; instructions; directive; command
Porto (Portugal); Polt; Porte
base (military, expedition, etc.)
naval port; naval station
town; city; municipal; urban
secret information; intelligence
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
information; news; report; reward; retribution
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
regular time; stated period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily