private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
serious condition; critical condition
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to face; to go towards; to head towards
nothing but; none other than
myself; yourself; I; me; you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)