important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
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
stabbing to death; putting out
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
offender; criminal; culprit
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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 entrust; to leave to a person
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
please (give me); please (do for me)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although