Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
extract; excerpt; selection
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(production) lot; batch; lot (land); plot
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
man; male; masculine gender
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, 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 gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious