what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
suffix for familiar person
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
police; police officer; police station
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
than; from; out of; except; but; more
had better ...; had better not ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
disinheritance; disowning
father; dad; husband; you; he
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be found; to be discovered
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight