to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
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
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hand over; to surrender
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
please (give me); please (do for me)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
like this; this sort; this way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
three; three years of age
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
left breast; left side of the chest
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence