indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
now; the present time; just now; another; more
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
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.
preference; priority; precedence
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
public safety; public welfare
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned