mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; living; I; me; student
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
settlement; solution; resolution
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wall with exposed timber pillars
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?