to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sorry; excuse me; thank you
since when; from when; how long
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
casualties; the killed and wounded
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to claim victims; to cause casualties
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
falling asleep at the wheel
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
last night; yesterday evening
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement