patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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.
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to take a picture; to take a photo
angle of view (photography)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
place; position; location; position; standing; status
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
skid mark; tire mark; tyre mark
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
offender; criminal; culprit
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not