head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
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.
telecommunications; correspondence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
living in evacuation shelters
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
please (give me); please (do for me)
member of the Lower House