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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

23

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

61

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

32

business trip; official trip

5

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

4

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

44

to walk

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

29

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

18

kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

61

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

2

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

8

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

23

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

Hokkaido Prefectural Police

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

Yukie

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

17

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

4

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

8

company president; manager; director

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

4

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

10

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

9

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

30

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

16

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

1

just because; even if; even though

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

8

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

21

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

7

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

10

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

5