this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
police; police officer; police station
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in that way; thus; so; so?
the other day; lately; recently
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
man; male; masculine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident