Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to express one's deepest sympathies
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at that time; in those days
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
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
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
support; backing; aid; assistance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...