10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
story; tale; talk; discussion
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
police; police officer; police station
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; like that; that sort of; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perfect; complete; flawless
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
again; once more; a second time