fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
occurrence; happening; incident; event
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
arrest; apprehension; capture
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that