event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
little by little; bit by bit
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
calling by name; designation; nomination
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
arrest; apprehension; capture
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
association; society; organization; organisation
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
refinement; elegance; grace
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
adoration; admiration; devotion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
name; given name; first name
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
don't you think?; indicates question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others