to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
police investigator; investigator
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
older sister; lass; young lady
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
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.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
how; in what way; how about
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
major war; great war; world war
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
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.