to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
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
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
you could say; you might say; verging on the
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at least; at most; (even) just
offender; criminal; culprit
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
proposal; proposition; suggestion
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
future (usually near); prospects