police officer; policeman; constable
murder; killing; murderer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
Okayama (city, prefecture)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed