indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be born; to come into the world
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
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
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(some) more; even more; longer; further
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
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.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
offender; criminal; culprit
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
police; police officer; police station
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days