gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
the other day; a few days ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cooperation; collaboration
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
again; once more; a second time
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
police; police officer; police station
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
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 take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!