territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
northern part; the north (of a region)
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
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)
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
to face; to go towards; to head towards
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
young master; son of a high-ranking person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become