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During the Golden Week holidays, many volunteers went to the quake and tsunami-hit areas in Tohoku.
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Vocabulary list

goorudenuiiku
noun
  1. Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
renkyuu
noun
  1. consecutive holidays
nakaniha
expression
  1. among (them); of (them)
naka
noun
  1. inside; interior
noun, adverb
  1. among; within
noun
  1. middle; center; centre
noun, adverb
  1. during; while; middle; midst; amid
noun
  1. interval; gap
  2. mean; average
no adjective, noun
  1. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun, no adjective
  1. medium grade; medium quality
noun
  1. red-light district
niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as AにはAが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ooku
noun, adverb, no adjective
  1. many; much; plenty; a lot
noun
  1. majority (of); greater part (of)
adverb
  1. mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
borantia
noun, suru verb
  1. volunteer
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
jishin
noun
  1. earthquake
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
tsunami
noun
  1. tsunami; tidal wave
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
higaiwoukeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

higaiwouketa
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be damaged; to receive damage
higai
noun
  1. (suffering) damage; injury; harm
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
ukeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

uketa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to receive; to get
  2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
  3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
  4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
  5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
  6. to be given (e.g. life, talent) (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) (esp. ウケる)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to follow; to succeed; to be descended from (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
  2. to face (south, etc.)
  3. to be modified by (esp. 受ける, 承ける)
  4. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well (esp. ウケる, うける)
touhokuchihou
noun
  1. Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
touhoku
noun
  1. north-east
  2. Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
chihou
noun
  1. district; region; area; locality
  2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
  3. civilian society (Imperial Army jargon)
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
demuku

Plain Past Indicative Form

demuita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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