to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
special program; special programme
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
derailment; digression; deviation
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
little by little; bit by bit
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold