shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
I appreciate your efforts
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
don't you think?; indicates question
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
please (give me); please (do for me)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
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
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 steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that