near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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.
(right-wing) propaganda truck
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
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
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
number plate; licence plate; license plate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
window; window (shop display)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
political organization; political organisation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)