seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(police) detective; criminal matter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm