this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
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
difference; disparity; gap
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
instant; moment; for an instant
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
second-year student; biennial
bento; Japanese box lunch
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead