indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
chief (of police); head (of office)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(police) detective; criminal matter
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow