police officer; policeman; constable
murder; killing; murderer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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.
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you