(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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 catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(police) detective; criminal matter
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
third stage; three stages
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section manager; section chief
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
university hospital; teaching hospital
next term; next period; next version; next release
professor; teaching; instruction
chair; stool; post; office; position
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand