from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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
postcard; memo; note; card
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
letter; missive; note; mail
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at that time; in those days
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
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
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one thin flat object; one sheet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief