this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Crane's Return of a Favor (folklore story); Tsuru no Ongaeshi
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)