this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suddenly; all of a sudden
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
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
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
still; as yet; as it has been
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
homeless; homeless person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!