indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise 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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
mysterious thief; phantom thief
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
both; both sides; both parties
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.
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
observation; survey; watching
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about