detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
mysterious thief; phantom thief
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eighth day of the month; eight days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
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
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one thin flat object; one sheet
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
ten; 10; ten years of age
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
home area; home town; local