misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be fated to; be linked by fate
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; numerous; various; large number of
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
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
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.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
mission; delegation; transmission
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Japanese person; Japanese people
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
extravehicular activity; EVA
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time