to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trouble; bother; annoyance
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)
resumption of service (train, bus, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just a minute; small quantity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sorry; excuse me; thank you
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
serious; not joking; straight
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
than; from; out of; except; but; more
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she