mysterious thief; phantom thief
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
name; given name; first name
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site