indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
god of death; death deity; Death
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)
police; police officer; police station
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(political) power; authority; influence
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(police) detective; criminal matter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
offender; criminal; culprit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
the real criminal; true culprit
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to face; to go towards; to head towards
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)