preparation;  arrangements;  provision;  getting ready;  laying out (e.g. a meal)
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 adds force or indicates command
 to save;  to rescue;  to help;  to assist;  to support (financially);  to contribute (to)
 thanks to ...;  owing to ...;  because of ...
 to live;  to exist;  to make a living;  to subsist;  to be in effect;  to be in use
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 already;  now;  no longer;  not any more
 to go to the top;  to climb to the top;  to ascend to the top;  to be engrossed in;  to be very enthusiastic about;  to be infatuated with
 seeming;  giving the appearance of;  giving one the feeling of
 door (Western-style, car, etc.)
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 to believe;  to believe in;  to place trust in;  to confide in;  to have faith in
 to be shut;  to close;  to be locked;  to tighten;  to be tightened;  to become sober
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 bird;  bird meat (esp. chicken meat);  fowl;  poultry
 cry (esp. animal);  roar;  chirp;  tweet;  bark;  whine
 accused;  defendant;  prisoner at the bar
 witness stand;  witness box
 to stand;  to rise;  to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position);  to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
 license;  permit;  licence;  certificate
 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)
 in spite of;  regardless of
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture);  Tokyo metropolitan area
 whereabouts;  place where one is;  position;  location
 conspiracy;  collusion;  complicity
 above;  up;  top;  summit;  surface;  before;  previous
 Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
 February;  second month of the lunar calendar
 sixteenth day of the month;  sixteen days
 that year;  same year;  same age
 with;  by;  because of;  on account of;  on (a day, date);  at (a time);  adds emphasis to preceding word
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 to perform;  to do;  to conduct oneself;  to carry out
 is something that;  is that which