eyewitness report; eyewitness information
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
intelligence gathering; information gathering
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
because of; owing to; due to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
100,000,000; one hundred million
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
large amount of money; great cost
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be prolonged; to drag on
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble