as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
number one; first; best; most; game; round
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
south of the capital; southern part of Kyoto
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
(police) detective; criminal matter
at that time; in those days
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
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.
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
back country; remote countryside
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
police substation; residential police box