imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(police) detective; criminal matter
headquarters; head office; main office
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
on the occasion of; at the time of
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
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
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
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 determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
declaration of war; proclamation of war
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
such ... as; or some such
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal