detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
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
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that day; the very same day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
woman; female; feminine gender
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic