this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
(arch.) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
discovery; detection; finding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
homeless; homeless person
(dead) body; corpse; remains
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!