detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be charged with a mission
again; once more; a second time
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
order; directive; instructions; command
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
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.
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trio; gang of three; threesome
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as