abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
older brother; elder brother
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
second day of the month; two days
within; inside of; less than
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
mountain areas of Kunigami County in Northern Okinawa
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
cultivation; nurture; culture
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take away; to carry off
police; police officer; police station
open criminal investigation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; as it has been
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(police) detective; criminal matter