prefix for forming ordinal numbers
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
while; during; while; although; all; both
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
warp controller (on a loom)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)