(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the other day; a few days ago
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
man; male; masculine gender
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
stabbing to death; putting out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
March; third month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
business trip; official trip
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er