thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
as (for); for; in the capacity of
second marriage; remarriage
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
although I say; although one might say; although called
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
please (give me); please (do for me)
of course; certainly; naturally
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension