fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
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
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.
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
notice; attention; observation
special feature (e.g. in a magazine); special program; special project
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
by means of; due to; because of; according to
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer