prefectural assembly member
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
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 visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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; at; when; by; with; and then
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
discovery; detection; finding
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)