honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
place; situation; position; location
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
community-based health care; community medicine
small number; few; minority
moment's leisure; free minute
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
all present; all concerned; all of us
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work