[まち(P);ちょう(町), machi (P); chou ( machi )] (n) (1) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; (2) street; road; (3) (町, ちょう only) 109.09 m; (4) (町, ちょう only) 0.99 hectares; (P) #68
[じょう, jou] (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P) #111
[ぐん(P);こおり, gun (P); koori] (n) (1) (ぐん only) district; county; (2) (See 国郡里制) district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period); (P) #135
[ぶん, bun] (n) (1) (See 文・もん・2) one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale); (2) one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency); (3) thickness; (4) advantageous circumstances #146
[もと, moto] (n) (1) (usu. 元) origin; source; (2) (esp. 基) base; basis; foundation; root; (3) (also 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) ingredient; material; (5) (元 only) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk; (8) (See 和歌) first section of a waka; (ctr) (9) (本 only) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); (n) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip; (P) #170
[ち, chi] (n) (1) (abbr) ground; land; earth; soil; (2) the region in question; the local area; (3) skin; (4) texture; fabric; material; weave; (5) base; background; (6) one's true nature; (7) narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story); (8) real life; actuality; (9) (in the game of go) captured territory; (10) (See 地謡) noh chorus; (11) (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music; (12) (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive); (13) base part (of multiple shamisens) #208
[まん(P);よろず, man (P); yorozu] (num) (1) (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents) 10, 000; ten thousand; (n, adj-no) (2) myriad; (n-adv) (3) (よろず only) everything; all; (n, adj-no) (4) (よろず only) (arch) various; (P) #245
[じゅう(P);と;とお(P), juu (P); to ; too (P)] (num) 10; ten; (P) #305
[めいじ, meiji] (n) Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (P) #382
[ぶんか, bunka] (n) (1) culture; civilization; civilisation; (2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22); (P) #414
[びょう, byou] (n) second (60th min); (P) #430
[て, te] (n) (1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (col) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (P) #546
[ころ(P);ごろ(P), koro (P); goro (P)] (n) (obsc) (See 畝・ほ) qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu) #651
[しょう, shou] (n, n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m) #659
[せん(P);ち, sen (P); chi] (num) 1, 000; thousand; (P) #726
[ひゃく(P);もも, hyaku (P); momo] (num) 100; hundred; (P) #752
[まさ, masa] (n, adj-no) (1) (logical) true; regular; (2) 10^40; (3) (abbr) (See 正本・せいほん) original; (4) { math } (See 負・ふ) positive; greater than zero; (P) #784
[おく, oku] (num) 10^8; 100, 000, 000; hundred million; (P) #838
[し, shi] (n) (1) teacher; master; one's mentor; (n, suf) (2) religious leader; (suf) (3) specialist; (n) (4) (arch) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army) #908
[こく, koku] (n) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (P) #928
[たいしょう, taishou] (n) Taisho era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); (P) #973
[り, ri] (n) (1) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles); (2) (See 郷里制, 国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m); (P) #1164
[くち, kuchi] (n) (1) mouth; (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice; (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; (4) gate; door; entrance; exit; (5) (See 口を利く・1) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); (6) (See 口に合う) taste; palate; (7) mouth (to feed); (8) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; (9) (See 口がかかる) invitation; summons; (10) kind; sort; type; (11) opening (i.e. beginning); (suf, ctr) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords; (P) #1194
[りょ, ryo] (n) 500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army) #1493
[の, no] (n, n-suf, ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) #1598
[じっぷん;じゅっぷん, jippun ; juppun] (n) 10 minutes #1756
[つくる, tsukuru] (v5r, vt) (1) (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); (3) (See 野菜を作る) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.); (P) #1759
[うける, ukeru] (v1, vt) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) { ling } (esp. 受ける, 承ける) to be modified by; (10) (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words) (See 請け出す・1) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1, vi) (11) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (P) #1784
[きょう(P);けい, kyou (P); kei] (n) (1) (きょう only) imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); (2) (きょう only) (See 伊呂波歌) final word of an iroha-uta; (3) (usu. けい) 10^16; 10, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000; ten quadrillion (American); (obs) ten thousand billion (British); (P) #1852
[たま, tama] (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n, n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) #2007
[ごう, gou] (n) (1) countryside; country; (2) (See 郷里制) 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods) #2118
[てい;ひのと, tei ; hinoto] (ctr) (1) counter for sheets, pages, leaves, etc.; (2) counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; (3) (See 挺) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; (n) (4) (See 半・はん・3) even number; (5) (See 町・3) 109.09 m #2197
[ごう, gou] (n) (1) 0.18039 litres (liters); (2) 0.3306 metres square (meters); (3) one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; (4) (See 衝・3) (astronomical) conjunction; (ctr) (5) counter for covered containers; (6) counter for matches, battles, etc.; (P) #2645
[しん, shin] (n) (See 西晋, 東晋) Jin (dynasty of China, 265-420 CE) #2776
[えいゆう, eiyuu] (n) (1) hero; heroine; great person; (2) Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); (3) (abbr) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin); (P) #2886
[とう, tou] (n) T'ang-Dynasty (China 618-907); (P) #2911
[わり, wari] (n, n-suf) (1) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; (2) profit; (3) assignment; (4) 10%; unit of ten percent; (5) sumo match; schedule of sumo matches; (n-suf) (6) (See 水割り・1) diluted with (of drinks); mixed with; (P) #3105
[もう, mou] (n) (1) one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); 3.75 milligrams (one-thousandth of a monme); (2) old monetary unit (0.0001 yen) #3168
[すじ, suji] (n) (1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) (See 筋が通る) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) ninth vertical line (shogi); (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbr) (See 筋蒲鉾) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (arch) social position; status; (n-suf, n, adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf, ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; (19) (arch) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (P) #3255
[てんもん, tenmon] (n, adj-no) Tembun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23) #3563
[ごく, goku] (adv) (1) (uk) quite; very; (n) (2) (極 only) quindecillion (US); octillion (Europe); 10^48; (P) #3696
[しん, shin] (n) Qin (dynasty of China; 221-206 BCE); Ch'in #3765
[ぶんめい, bunmei] (n) (1) civilization; civilisation; culture; (2) Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20); (P) #4054
[ten] (n) 10; ten; (P) #4171
[そつ, sotsu] (n) (1) low-ranking soldier; (2) (abbr) (See 卒業) graduation; (3) (abbr) (See 卒族) low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); (4) (abbr) (See 卒去) death (of a noble, etc.) #4299
[ほうあん, houan] (n) Houan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3) #4512
[いちれん, ichiren] (n, adj-no) (1) (一連 only) series; chain; sequence; (n) (2) two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); (3) (一連 only) verse; stanza; (P) #4578
[つける, tsukeru] (v1, vt) (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); (2) to furnish (a house with); (3) to wear; to put on; (4) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (5) to appraise; to set (a price); (6) to bring alongside; (7) to place (under guard or doctor); (8) (See 跡をつける・1) to follow; to shadow; (9) to load; to give (courage to); (10) to keep (an eye on); (11) to establish (relations or understanding); (12) (See 点ける) to turn on (light); (P) #4700
[ko-ru] (n, vs) (1) (telephone) call; (telephone) ring; (n) (2) shout; call; chant; (3) (abbr) (See コールローン, コールマネー) call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money; (4) coal; (adj-f) (5) (ksb #4992
[し, shi] (n) (1) thread; (2) one ten-thousandth; 0.001 percent (one-ten-thousandth of a wari) #5565