snake; serpent; large snake
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
chapter one; first chapter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sleeping together in a huddle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all night long; all through the night
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe