minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
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.
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to repeat; to do something over again
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
how; in what way; how about
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...