mysterious thief; phantom thief
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
father; dad; husband; you; he
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)