spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
high ground; plateau; heights
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
power plant; power station
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.