Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
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.
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
as you see; as you can see
now; the present time; just now; another; more
detective agency; enquiry agency
although I say; although one might say; although called
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more