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| x6 | Rank #17,656

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit ; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement ; minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)

間(ま)際(ぎわ)

| x1 | Rank #8,215

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of) ; (just before the) edge

に

| x87 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

なる

| x13 | Rank #34

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

また

| x6 | Rank #91

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

異(い)動(どう)

| x4 | Rank #8,920

(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle

する

| x14 | Rank #13

to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse

って

| x24 | Rank #15

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

て

| x21 | Rank #16

大(たい)変(へん)

| x4 | Rank #285

very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster

ね

| x45 | Rank #12

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

しかも

| x1 | Rank #540

moreover; furthermore ; nevertheless; and yet

です

| x53 | Rank #18

be; is

尾関

| x21 | Rank #95,957

Oseki ; Ozeki

さん

| x35 | Rank #19

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

居心地(いごこち)

| x1 | Rank #5,636

comfort

よい

| x4 | Rank #133

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem ; easy to ...

んです

| x23 | Rank #51

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

けど

| x13 | Rank #37

but; however; although

青(あお)梅(うめ)

| x2 | Rank #53,248

unripe plum

中(ちゅう)央(おう)

| x2 | Rank #2,908

centre; center; middle; heart ; capital; seat of government

の

| x189 | Rank #1

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

も

| x28 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

いつ

| x1 | Rank #246

when; at what time; how soon ; normal times; ordinary days

から

| x33 | Rank #11

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning

もうひとつ

| x1 | Rank #5,407

another; one more ; even more ; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

きに

| x1 | Rank #8,856

orpiment ; gamboge ; falsification; alteration

大(おお)森(もり)

| x5 | Rank #31,435

large forest

臨(りん)港(こう)

| x5 | Rank #123,025

facing (along) the harbor (harbour)

署(しょ)

| x5 | Rank #5,729

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

木村

| x2 | Rank #14,931

Kimura ; Shigenari

署(しょ)長(ちょう)

| x5 | Rank #17,556

chief (of police); head (of office)

引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)る

| x3 | Rank #1,406

to pull; to draw; to pull tight ; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch ; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) ; to drag; to haul; to tow ; to lead (e.g. one's followers) ; to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) ; to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join ; to delay; to prolong ; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) ; to quote; to cite; to reference

頂(いただ)く

| x3 | Rank #1,185

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #803

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious ; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

ご縁(えん)

| x1 | Rank #14,240

fate; chance ; relationship; tie

うち

| x12 | Rank #148

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

前川

| x5 | Rank #45,925

Maekawa

が

| x90 | Rank #4

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

を

| x60 | Rank #2

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.

迎(むか)える

| x2 | Rank #857

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

その

| x9 | Rank #21

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

で

| x21 | Rank #203

without doing ...

はい

| x32 | Rank #50

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

おめでとう

| x2 | Rank #1,186

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

で

| x23 | Rank #35

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

いい

| x9 | Rank #25

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

よね

| x2 | Rank #140

isn't that right?

戻(もど)る

| x4 | Rank #184

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

ない

| x5 | Rank #32

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

言(い)う

| x8 | Rank #39

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

いう

| x2 | Rank #130

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

と

| x46 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

ウソ

| x1 | Rank #1,139

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth ; mistake; error ; unwise move; bad decision ; no way!; unbelievable!; really?!

現(げん)場(ば)

| x5 | Rank #1,331

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) ; (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site ; filming location; (movie) set

離(はな)れる

| x3 | Rank #521

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant ; to leave; to go away ; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up ; to lose connection with; to drift away from

もう

| x6 | Rank #36

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

年(とし)

| x7 | Rank #142

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

心(しん)配(ぱい)

| x1 | Rank #226

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

よ

| x48 | Rank #10

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

事(こと)

| x24 | Rank #851

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

本(ほん)庁(ちょう)

| x3 | Rank #20,956

central government office; head office ; this office

捜(そう)査(さ)

| x13 | Rank #3,234

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

課(か)

| x5 | Rank #4,564

lesson ; section (in an organization); division; department ; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

配(はい)属(ぞく)

| x1 | Rank #9,009

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

すぐ

| x1 | Rank #282

immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward

について

| x4 | Rank #516

about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every

刑(けい)事(じ)

| x3 | Rank #3,719

(police) detective ; criminal matter

みっちり

| x1 | Rank #10,322

intensely; severely; strictly; hard; fully; earnestly; diligently ; tightly; compactly; closely

随(ずい)分(ぶん)

| x2 | Rank #1,321

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly ; terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible ; remarkable; extraordinary

かわいい

| x1 | Rank #444

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty ; dear; precious; darling; pet ; innocent; childlike; childish; lovable ; dainty; little; tiny

何(なに)か

| x12 | Rank #97

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

うるさい

| x1 | Rank #637

noisy; loud ; annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate ; fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy ; shut up; be quiet

ん

| x11 | Rank #23

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

じゃない

| x13 | Rank #40

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

先(せん)輩(ぱい)

| x1 | Rank #773

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

風(ふり)

| x1 | Rank #2,747

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

吹(ふ)く

| x1 | Rank #2,335

to blow (of the wind) ; to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff ; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune) ; to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out ; to sprout; to put forth (buds) ; to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.) ; to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter ; to brag; to talk big ; to smelt; to mint

偉(えら)い

| x1 | Rank #1,101

great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary ; distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous ; awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe ; tiring; tough; hard ; very; extremely

な

| x5 | Rank #248

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

いいえ

| x1 | Rank #774

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

デカ

| x1 | Rank #15,001

detective

は

| x84 | Rank #3

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

よく

| x4 | Rank #159

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

口(くち)癖(ぐせ)

| x1 | Rank #9,494

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; catchphrase ; manner of talking

だった

| x5 | Rank #30

was; were

わ

| x2 | Rank #57

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

不(ぶ)器(き)用(よう)

| x1 | Rank #4,262

clumsy; awkward; unskillful ; incompetent; inept; bungling; (socially) awkward; gawky; gauche

人(ひと)

| x12 | Rank #100

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

骨(ほね)身(み)

| x1 | Rank #29,991

flesh and bones

惜(お)しむ

| x1 | Rank #5,715

to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy ; to regret; to lament ; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling ; to value; to prize; to hold dear ; to love; to cherish

でした

| x2 | Rank #310

was, were

すり減(へ)る

| x1 | Rank #25,482

to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out ; to dwindle; to be reduced

靴(くつ)

| x1 | Rank #2,116

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

黙(もく)々(もく)

| x1 | Rank #9,777

silent; mute; dumb