program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
clinic; medical office; infirmary
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
vote against; no vote; nay
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
you (plural); all of you; you all
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how long; how much; to what extent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement