indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
parent; parents; dealer; 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; so
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; card; program
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to 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.
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
deliberation; discussion; consideration
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
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 (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned