(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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
company president; manager; director
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very