Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
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
man; male; masculine gender
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 pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
murder; homicide; manslaughter
arrest; apprehension; capture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
police; police officer; police station
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
company; corporation; workplace
remote mountain; mountain recesses
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
plural; multiple; several
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma