this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
meaning; significance; sense