country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to manage a state; to govern a country
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
at least; at most; (even) just
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to accept (something) with thanks
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
bean-jam cake; rice-cake sweets
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)