before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
woman; female; feminine gender
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
suffix for familiar person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in that way; thus; so; so?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...