indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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 receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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.)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
these days; nowadays; recently
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL