to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
of course; certainly; naturally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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 cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
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.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ultimate; final; last; eventual
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality