to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
some people; a few people; several people
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
telephone book; telephone directory