outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
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; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
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.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(police) detective; criminal matter
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 (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
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