period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
mysterious thief; phantom thief
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only