indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
minimum; at the very least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
within the jurisdiction of