far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
public relations section or department
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
secretariat; executive office
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
program (e.g. TV); programme
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.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and