mysterious thief; phantom thief
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
metal plate; metallic plate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
light; right; right field; right fielder
metre; meter; meter; gauge
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
such ... as; or some such