information; news; report; reward; retribution
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
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; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
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
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
development; exploitation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
two persons; two people; pair; couple
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and