year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
putting into operation; invocation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
myself; yourself; I; me; you
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be nearing death; to be dying
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
dot; point; polka dots; dot; pixel
territory; domain; dominion; possession
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor