expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
defence forces; defence corps
after that; afterwards; thereafter
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already