(police) detective; criminal matter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of course; certainly; naturally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
time; hour; period; class
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
to be found; to be discovered
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp