Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
arrest; apprehension; capture
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
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 feel; to sense; to experience
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the real criminal; true culprit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence