human trafficking; slave trade
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to collect; to assemble; to gather
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from