sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to recall; to remember; to recollect
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now