event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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 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 stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
family; members of a family
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
at that time; in those days
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
older brother; elder brother
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty