to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
those (near the second person)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
mysterious power of words to alter reality
ancestor; forefather; foremother
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
digitization; digitalization
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
normalcy; normality; normal
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
don't you think?; indicates question
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
having in mind; happening to know of; idea