murder; killing; murderer
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
offender; criminal; culprit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family; members of a family
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
port city; harbor city; harbour city
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
poaching (fish or seafood)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
high mountain; lofty peak
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)