Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
consoling the spirits of the dead
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family; members of a family
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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
chorus; singing in a chorus
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
adviser; advisor; consultant
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various