university (college) professor
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
security guard; doorkeeper
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
man; male; masculine gender
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
criminal nature; criminality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(death from) starvation; starving to death
very likely; very probable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
family; members of a family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")