iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
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
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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.
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to run through; to run past
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
government office building
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in comparison to; rather than
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)