kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
annotation; explanatory note; comment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
original spelling or kana usage; spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)