(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
disorder; disturbance; unrest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)