friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
summer vacation; summer holiday
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also