year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
article; news story; report; account
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.
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to knock down; to knock off
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
people; men and women; each person; everybody
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)