pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
older sister; elder sister
how much; how many; to what extent
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
now; the present time; just now; another; more
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cease; to stop; to be over
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
story; tale; talk; discussion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar