river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
woman who works in the sex industry
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible