now; the present time; just now; another; more
river; stream; River; the ... river
administrator; director; commissioner
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
offender; criminal; culprit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
victim; injured party; sufferer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
considerably; fairly; quite
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
footprints (of a suspect at a crime scene)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
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
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
murder; killing; murderer
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr