at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
in that way; thus; so; so?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
transport; transportation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
estimate (of costs); budget
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication