(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
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
man; male; masculine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
knowing; (an) acquaintance
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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; travelling together; traveling together; same 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; 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)