excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
back country; remote countryside
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to write down; to record; to register
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
single word; a few words; brief comment
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
burning at the stake; burning to death
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
counter for generations; epoch
increasing one's fighting spirit
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
great person; eminent figure
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
offender; criminal; culprit
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
so; like this; in this way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of