(police) detective; criminal matter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
even though; despite; when
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria