key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
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
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
transfer; transport; removal
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
grotesque; disgusting; gross
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations