indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
trouble; bother; annoyance
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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.)
denudation; ablation; scraping; wearing down
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to talk; to chat; to chatter
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)