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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
company; corporation; workplace
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
steamship; steamboat; steamer
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
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 make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor