to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at least; at most; (even) just
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chief (of police); head (of office)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be found; to be discovered
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the real criminal; true culprit
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to leave (a scene); to step away
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(police) detective; criminal matter