year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
open criminal investigation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
wherein; therein; thereinto
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
offender; criminal; culprit
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major