that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
police; police officer; police station
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
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 combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; thus; so; so?
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
serious; not joking; straight
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
guidance; protective custody
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
senior high school student