ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
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
woman; female; feminine gender
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
island in a pond or river
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
observation; survey; watching