indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
settlement; solution; resolution
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
discarding; firing (an employee)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)