Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyday life; daily life
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
first generation; founder
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thereupon; shortly thereafter
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)