police investigator; investigator
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
briquette (charcoal or coal)
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
intended use; intended purpose
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
just one person; only one
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
woman; female; feminine gender
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
company; corporation; workplace
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)