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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
police; police officer; police station
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
connection; link; relationship
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(police) detective; criminal matter
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
chief (of police); head (of office)
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...
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
again; once more; a second time
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
thorough; exhaustive; complete
reform; reformation; reorganization