fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
arrest; apprehension; capture
those (near the second person)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
while; during (the time when)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that