first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
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 say; to tell; to state; to do
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (for); for; in the capacity of
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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