first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
light or fine rain; drizzle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
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 wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
book; volume; this; present; main; head
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
river; stream; River; the ... river
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
river surface; surface of a river
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o