present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
unit; (musical) group; band
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
computerized tomography; CT
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woman; female; feminine gender
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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.
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to try all possible means
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at once; immediately; right now