skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
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.
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
open criminal investigation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(criminal) investigation headquarters
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
... years old; age (of) ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)