ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
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.
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just one person; only one
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
offender; criminal; culprit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice