patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
shoe print (of a suspect at a crime scene); footprint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be found; to be discovered
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
offender; criminal; culprit
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
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 project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker