to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
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.
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
(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
meaning; significance; sense
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means