active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
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
police officer; policeman; policewoman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
famous school or university
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
(police) detective; criminal matter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
flight; desertion; escape
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
murder; homicide; manslaughter
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
victim; injured party; sufferer
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
headquarters; head office; main office
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)