indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
participant in a group tour; group tourist
to claim victims; to cause casualties
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
by means of; due to; because of; according to
joint service for the war dead
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
father; dad; husband; you; he
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
use; utilization; utilisation; application
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness