[ha] (prt) (1) (pronounced わ in modern Japanese) topic marker particle; (2) indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); (3) adds emphasis; (P) #4
[he] (prt) (pronounced え in modern Japanese) indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to"); (P) #30
[desu] (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P) #34
[reru ; rareru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs) (See 未然形, 迷惑の受身・めいわくのうけみ) indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"); (2) (no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる) (See ら抜き言葉・らぬきことば) indicates the potential form; (3) (no imperative form) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (hon) (no imperative form) used as an honorific for others' actions #41
[にほんご(P);にっぽんご, nihongo (P); nippongo] (n, adj-no) Japanese (language); (P) #114
[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
[anime] (n, adj-no) (1) animated film; animated cartoon; anime (when referring to Japanese cartoons); (2) (abbr) (See アニメーション) animation; (P) #271
[わしょ, washo] (n) (Japanese) book bound in the Japanese style #346
[あずま;あづま(ok), azuma ; aduma (ok)] (n) (1) (arch) east; (2) eastern Japan; (3) (abbr) (See 東琴) six-stringed Japanese zither; (4) (吾妻, 吾嬬 only) my spouse #408
[ちほう(P);じかた, chihou (P); jikata] (n, adj-no) (1) area; locality; district; region; province; (2) countryside; rural area; (3) coast (esp. as seen from the water); (4) (じかた only) person singing ballads in noh; person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance; (P) #416
[うた, uta] (n) (1) (歌, 唄 only) (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs) song; (2) (歌 only) (See 短歌) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) (歌, 詩 only) modern poetry; (P) #610
[はな, hana] (n) (1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom; (3) (See 生け花・1) ikebana; (4) (abbr) (See 花札) Japanese playing cards; (5) beauty; (6) (usu. as 〜が花) (See 言わぬが花) (the) best; (P) #680
[みぎ, migi] (n) (1) right; right hand side; (2) (See 右に同じ) afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above; (P) #729
[れんごう, rengou] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) union; alliance; combination; (n) (2) (abbr of 日本労働組合総連合会) RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation); (P) #810
[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
[よう, you] (n) (1) pivot; (2) vital point; cornerstone; keystone; (3) (See 要黐) Japanese photinia; (P) #1078
[ひだり, hidari] (n, adj-no) left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following #1105
[おきなわ, okinawa] (n) Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands); (P) #1114
[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
[だし(P);ダシ, dashi (P); dashi] (n) (1) (uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); (2) (出し only) pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man; (P) #1174
[かいぜん, kaizen] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) betterment; improvement; (2) (uk) (often written カイゼン) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement); (P) #1304
[にほんじん(P);にっぽんじん, nihonjin (P); nipponjin] (n) Japanese person; Japanese people; (P) #1440
[わ, wa] (n) (1) sum; (2) harmony; peace; (pref) (3) Japanese-style; (P) #1449
[すもも(P);スモモ, sumomo (P); sumomo] (n) Japanese plum; prune; Prunus salicina; (P) #1459
[みや, miya] (n) (1) palace; (2) (See 五音) tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (3) (abbr) (See 宮刑) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); (n, n-suf) (4) (See 十二宮) zodiacal sign #1487
[つの, tsuno] (n, n-suf) (1) angle; (2) square (or cube); (3) bishop (shogi); (4) (See 五音) third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (5) (See 角宿) Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (6) (See 元・げん) jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan); (P) #1734
[しん, shin] (n) (1) intimacy; closeness; friendliness; (2) close relative; (n-pref) (3) (See 親米, 親アラブ) pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.) #1782
[とうほう, touhou] (n) Toho (Japanese film studio); (P) #2026
[やまなし, yamanashi] (n) wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear #2099
[やまと, yamato] (n) (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (adj-f) (3) (See 大和絵, 大和魂) Japanese; (P) #2108
[わ(P);ば;ぱ, wa (P); ba ; pa] (n) (See 五音) fifth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) #2334
[いた, ita] (n) (1) board; plank; (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; (3) (See 俎板) cutting board; chopping board; (4) (abbr) (usu. as 板さん) (See 板前・1, 板場・いたば・2) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre); (P) #2336
[しょうぎ, shougi] (n) shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi; (P) #2432
[あおき(P);アオキ, aoki (P); aoki] (n) (1) Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; (2) live tree; (P) #2542
[けい, kei] (n) (uk) Japanese Judas tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); (P) #2647
[と, to] (n) (1) (戸 only) (See 扉) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) (arch) entrance (to a home); (3) (arch) narrows; (P) #2735
[ふじ(P);フジ, fuji (P); fuji] (n) wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria; (P) #2808
[こう, kou] (n) treble range (in Japanese music); high note #2887
[しょう, shou] (n, n-suf) (1) { math } (See 積・1) quotient; (2) dealing; dealer; store; (3) (See 五音) second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (4) (See 殷) Shang (dynasty of China); (P) #2968
[amerikan] (n, adj-f) (1) American; (2) (abbr) (See アメリカンコーヒー) American coffee (weaker than regular Japanese coffee); (P) #3208
[かな, kana] (n) (uk) (See 真名・1) kana; Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana); (P) #3367
[らん, ran] (n) (1) (uk) (See 一位・2) Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (2) (arch) (See 野蒜) wild rocambole (Allium grayi) #3538
[にっさん, nissan] (n) (1) daily output; (2) (abbr) Nissan (Japanese car company); (P) #4055
[こうごう, kougou] (n, adj-no) (Japanese) empress; queen; (P) #4132
[りょ, ryo] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 甲・かん) bass range (in Japanese music); (2) (See 十二律, 律) six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (3) (See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scaleimilar to Mixolydian mode (corresponding to #4294
[わみょう;わめい, wamyou ; wamei] (n) Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana) #4351
[けやき;つき(槻)(ok);ケヤキ;ツキ, keyaki ; tsuki ( tsuki )(ok); keyaki ; tsuki] (n) (uk) Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata) #4388
[だいみょう, daimyou] (n) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); daimio; (P) #4446
[かしわ, kashiwa] (n) oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata; (P) #4583
[こと(P);そう(箏;筝), koto (P); sou ( houki ; houki )] (n) (1) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (2) (こと only) (arch) stringed instrument; (3) (箏, 筝 only) zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng; (P) #4753