to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
at that time; in those days
Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
home area; home town; local
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force