this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
program (e.g. TV); programme
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
detective team; study group; club
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.
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
Keigo Higashino (1958.2.4-; novelist)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some kind of; for some reason
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
teacher; instructor; professor
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)