somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
5th day of the month; five days
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
woman; female; feminine gender
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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.
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
serial bizarre murder case
offender; criminal; culprit
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
junior high school student; middle school pupil
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work