prefix for forming ordinal numbers
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yen (currency of Japan); circle
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to make merry; to be festive
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
running as fast as one can
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged