year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(police) detective; criminal matter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
father; dad; husband; you; he
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.
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)