this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very rich person; the super rich
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
Saibara Rieko (1964.11.1-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
particularly; only; in the case of
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
sorry; excuse me; thank you