light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
summer vacation; summer holiday
3rd day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
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.
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing