10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
having not the slightest idea
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
1000 ri; (a) long distance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she