indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
father; dad; husband; you; he
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
family; members of a family
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage