infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
police investigator; investigator
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to care for someone; to look after someone
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
police officer; policeman; constable
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
please (give me); please (do for me)
Nakayama Ritsuko (1942.10.12-)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
suffix for familiar person
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result