indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the other day; lately; recently
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)