Kurashiki (city); storage charges
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
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
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
in that way; thus; so; so?
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
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.
additional order; adding to an existing order
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(police) detective; criminal matter