ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
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.
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just one person; only one
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
offender; criminal; culprit
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing