mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
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
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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 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)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
two persons; two people; pair; couple
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...