from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
national road; national highway
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
influence; effect; impact
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyūshū)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about