abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
suffix for familiar person
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
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.
innocence; being not guilty
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
court (of law); courtroom
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
trial; judgement; judgment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
name; given name; first name
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
(police) detective; criminal matter
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state