pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
senior high school; high school
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
of course; certainly; naturally
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
in one's own way or style
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
form; shape; figure; visage
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate