radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
Island; insula; island; islet
nth district of a town; nth city block
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
robbery; robbery case; burglary
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
flight; desertion; escape
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
failure; mistake; blunder
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.
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
existence; being; presence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
headquarters; head office; main office
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
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 ...
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
(water-filled) paddy field