now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Aomori (city, prefecture)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
don't you think?; indicates question
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to say; to be called; to do
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
book; volume; this; present; main; head
thereupon; therefore; because of that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well