cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that day; the very same day
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
orders; instructions; directive; command
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
static induction transistor; SIT; special investigation team; SIT; special interest tour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
first (of its kind) in Japan
woman; female; feminine gender
negotiator; bargainer; point man
birth; creation; formation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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.