time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at that time; in those days
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
discovery; detection; finding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one's house; one's home; one's family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in that way; thus; so; so?