first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in the meanwhile; during the time
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and then; and so; and; so then
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cease; to stop; to be over
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Miyoshi Juro (1902-1958) (novelist and playwright)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
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 ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
war; fighting; fierce competition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe