fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
sailor suit; middy uniform
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
group; party; team; squad; section
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
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