Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
chapter one; first chapter
if you think about it; come to think of it
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shooting range; firing range; rifle range; shooting gallery
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
at that time; in those days
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
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 enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold