one day; (on) a certain day
ago; since; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(police) detective; criminal matter
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 have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
store interior; inside of a shop
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
poisoning; kill by poison
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
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
victim; injured party; sufferer
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...