email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
follow-up report; further news
police; police officer; police station
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to increase; to add to; to augment
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
witnessing; observing; sighting
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
had better ...; had better not ...
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
February; second month of the lunar calendar
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment