flower-shaped family crest
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
foot-and-mouth disease; hoof-and-mouth disease
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
avian influenza; bird flu
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(period of) a year; during an era
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
success; prosperity; boom
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
environment; circumstance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during