year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
special investigation department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
by means of; due to; because of; according to
arrest; apprehension; capture
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to thrust down; to push off
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
your husband; her husband
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate