pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
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
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
royal capital; imperial capital
than; from; out of; except; but; more
seventh day of the month; seven days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
village; hamlet; settlement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
people; men and women; each person; everybody
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to some extent; to a certain extent
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
scale; scope; plan; structure
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding