(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no!; no no!; no, not at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
name; given name; first name
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(police) detective; criminal matter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need