if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
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.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
non-leap year; average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.); normal year
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
weather (meteorology) information
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
front; frontage; facade; main