time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
... years old; age (of) ...
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at that time; in those days
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
discovery; detection; finding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one's house; one's home; one's family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?