cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
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 keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
two persons; two people; pair; couple
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nothing but; except; no more than
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
stabbing to death; putting out
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be found; to be discovered
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
District Public Prosecutor's Office
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to