character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
two classes; double; two sets
honorific/polite/humble prefix
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sports-minded; sports-oriented
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
set of three; three sets; three classes
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine