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; it's been a long time; long time no see
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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; actually
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
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
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
Asian countries; Asian nations
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
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 rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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; basically; fundamentally
to complain; to make a complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly