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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
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)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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.)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
atrocious crime; heinous crime
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
special selection; finest pick; top pick
(police) detective; criminal matter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)