irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(police) detective; criminal matter
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.
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
police drama (television); detective drama
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
emergency transport; ambulance transport
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary