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)
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
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
tool; implement; means; furniture
discovery; detection; finding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
one thin flat object; one sheet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience