countenance; features; looks
one day; (on) a certain day
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
edict; public announcement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
businessman; industrialist
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
company; corporation; workplace
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related