state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
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
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
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at that time; in those days
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(another's) daughter; young lady
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord