police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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 go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
participation; joining; entry; adherence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent