indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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.
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
frozen dew; frost and dew; (arch.) years; (arch.) time
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ten; 10; ten years of age
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
long day (esp. of spring)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour