genius; prodigy; natural gift
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
cooperation; collaboration
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
copycat criminal; copycat crime
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.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thorough; exhaustive; complete
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
freedom; free man; free woman
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")