rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
region; limits; stage; level
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
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.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
second day of the month; two days
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
fifth day of the month; five days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)