willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
police; police officer; police station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
man; male; masculine gender
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
knowing; (an) acquaintance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
arrest; apprehension; capture
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity