Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is not (like that) either
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Asian countries; Asian nations
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 feel; to sense; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to call in; to invite; to bring in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to complain; to make a complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly