-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
righteousness; justice; right
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
finish; completion; the end
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
green dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
existence; possession; having; limited company
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
un-; non-; negative prefix
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
the deceased; the departed
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
action of making something; -ification
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others