How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
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
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to gather; to collect; to assemble
of course; certainly; naturally
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember