(police) detective; criminal matter
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
moneylending; moneylender
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
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
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
offender; criminal; culprit
to take away; to carry away
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)