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)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
such; like that; in that way
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
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
temple; monk's quarters; monk
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court) (1338.8.28-1342.4.27); Rekiō era
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down