called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
home area; home town; local
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
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.
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
arrest; apprehension; capture
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
stepwise; one step at a time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember