one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
around the world; throughout the world
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
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 watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
after that; afterwards; thereafter
discovery; detection; finding
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
by means of; due to; because of; according to
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
and (also); both ... and; as well as
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin