behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; and; (and) then
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)