before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
Saitama (city, prefecture)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
woman; female; feminine gender
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
such; like that; that sort of
general idea; concept; notion
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo