caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
northern mountains; mountains to the north
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
... years old; age (of) ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
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
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
discovery; detection; finding
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
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.
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't you think?; indicates question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
beyond that point; after that
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
telecommunications; correspondence
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?