skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
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
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.
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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; and then
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
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 been ...-ing
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 ...
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
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question