quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
(dead) body; corpse; remains
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
woman; female; feminine gender
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
falling to one's death; death from a fall
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
arrest; apprehension; capture
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(water-filled) paddy field
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
point in common; common feature
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
operation scar; scar from an operation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)