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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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.
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)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
vice; immorality; corruption
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
god of death; death deity; Death
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
police; police officer; police station
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wherein; therein; thereinto
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to become clear; to be made public
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then