mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
poisoning; kill by poison
offender; criminal; culprit
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...
arrest; apprehension; capture
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at that time; in those days
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the real criminal; true culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker