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
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
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.
death penalty; capital punishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to be born; to come into the world
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search 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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the real criminal; true culprit
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
letter; missive; note; mail
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous