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
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
town; city; municipal; urban
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias