temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
group; party; team; squad; section
murder; homicide; manslaughter
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(police) detective; criminal matter
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
arrest; apprehension; capture
after a long time; for the first time in a while
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
search for corroborative evidence
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then