その村人たちは交代でバスを運転することで自分たちの必要を満たしている。

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

bus; bath; bass

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to reach (a certain number)