foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
bank; banking institution
branch office; branch store
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
accounting; administration (of money)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
about; on; regarding; per; for every
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
last week; the week before
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public