that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reason; cause; circumstances
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
incident; affair; happening; event
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take; to bring about
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
secret; private; surreptitious
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; the matter in question
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of