Kurashiki (city); storage charges
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
police; police officer; police station
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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) detective; criminal matter
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in that way; thus; so; so?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation