one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
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
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
farm house; country cottage
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
near; close; beside; third person
near; close; beside; third person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
difficult to ...; hard to ...