sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
railroad; railway; rail transport
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
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.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
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
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 light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
business; trade; operations; sales
position; location; base; point; site
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
together (with); at the same time; in a lump