ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reaching the shore; docking a boat
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
boat ticket; passage ticket
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
please (give me); please (do for me)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
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)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be powered on; to be turned on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
man; male; masculine gender
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
food; food products; foodstuffs