Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
factory; plant; mill; workshop
parts; accessories; components
supply; provision; raising; procurement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ago; since; before; previous
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
reopening; resumption; restarting
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
company president; manager; director
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
foreign; abroad; overseas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
just because; even if; even though