indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(police) detective; criminal matter
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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 give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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
Nagano (city, prefecture)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's