crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
revival; restoration; resuscitation
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
mountain river; mountain stream
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
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
strong nation; powerful country
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
decision; determination; resolution
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof