indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
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 work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
victim; injured party; sufferer
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
release; liberation; acquittal
wherein; therein; thereinto
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
control; management; supervision
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
arrest; apprehension; capture
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
friction; discord; strife
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)