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と
Common word
N1
Particles
if; when · and · with · that (quotative) · promoted pawn (shogi) · question marker (Kyushu dialect)
こと
Common word
N5
thing; matter; the fact that; doing · incident; event; trouble; crisis · circumstances; situation; state of affairs · affairs; business; work · make-believe; pretending to · also known as; real name; alias · no need to; not necessary to · should; it is important to; I advise that
古都
こと
Common word
ancient city; former capital
琴
こと
Common word
N2
koto; Japanese zither · stringed instrument · zheng; guzheng; Chinese zither
人
ひと
Common word
N5
person; someone; somebody · human beings; mankind; people · human (Homo sapiens) · other people; others · character; personality; nature · capable person; right person · adult; grown-up · I; me; one
日
にち
Common word
N3
Sunday · nth day of the month; date suffix · counter for days; number of days · Japan
日
ひ
Common word
N5
day; days · sun; sunshine; sunlight · daytime; daylight · date; deadline · past days; time (of one's childhood, etc.) · case (esp. unfortunate); event
年
とし
Common word
N5
year · age; years old · old age; past one's prime
年
ねん
Common word
N5
year · counter for years; counter for grades · apprenticeship period (usu. ten years)
的
まと
N1
mark; target · object; subject; focus · point (of argument)
者
もの
Common word
N3
person; someone of a certain type
月
つき
Common word
N5
Moon; the Moon · month · moonlight · moon; natural satellite
中
なか
Common word
N5
inside; interior; middle; center · among; within; out of · during; while; amid; in the midst of · interval; gap; time in between · middle one; second of three · average; medium grade; medium quality · red-light district
中
ちゅう
Common word
N3
medium; average; middle · in; within; among · during; while; throughout · currently doing; in the process of; under · middle way; moderation · second volume (of three) · junior high school; middle school · China
何
なに
Common word
N5
Pronouns
what · you-know-what; whatsit; what's-his-name · penis; dick; thing · (not) at all; (not) in the slightest · what?; huh? · hey!; come on! · oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing)
私
わたくし
N1
Pronouns
I; me · personal; private · selfishness; partiality · secrecy; confidentiality
ため
Common word
N4
benefit; good; welfare; interests · purpose; aim; for the sake of; in order to · because of; due to; as a result of; consequence
時
とき
Common word
N3
time; hour; moment · occasion; case; when · chance; opportunity; season · the times; the age; the day · tense
物
もの
Common word
N5
thing; object; stuff · one's things; possessions; belongings · things; something; anything; everything; nothing · quality · reason; the way of things · formal noun for emphasis, tendency, or obligation · item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... · cause of ...; cause for ... · somehow; somewhat; for some reason · really; truly
一
いち
Common word
N5
Numbers
one; 1 · best; number one · first; foremost · beginning; start · a (single); one (of many) · ace (card games) · bottom string (shamisen, etc.)
今
いま
Common word
N5
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately · another; more
方
かた
Common word
N4
direction; way; side · person; lady; gentleman · way of doing; method; manner · care of · person in charge of; official responsible for · side; line; family side
方
ほう
Common word
N5
direction; side; area in a direction · side; one's part; party in an argument · type; category; sort · field; area of work or study · the side in a comparison; the one that is more · way; method; means · length of each side of a square
日本
にほん
Common word
N4
Japan
前
ぜん
Common word
N2
last; previous; ex-; former · pre- · before · before; earlier
前
まえ
Common word
N5
in front of; before (a place) · before; earlier; previously; ago; to (the hour) · front; frontal part; fore; head (of a line) · forward; ahead · in the presence of; in front of (someone) · previous; prior; first; former · portion; helping · front (of body/clothing); breast (of coat, kimono) · privates; private parts · criminal record; previous conviction; prior
気
き
Common word
N4
spirit; mind; heart · nature; disposition; temperament · intention; will; motivation · mood; feelings; frame of mind · consciousness · care; attention; consideration; worry · interest; attention · air; physical atmosphere · ambience; atmosphere; mood of a place · fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste · qi; chi; ki; vital energy
時間
じかん
Common word
N5
time · hour · period; class; lesson
目
め
Common word
N5
eye; eyeball · eyesight; vision; sight · look; gaze; stare; glance · attention; notice; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) · experience · viewpoint; perspective · discernment; judgment; eye (for quality) · appearance; look · chance (of success); possibility · spacing; opening; stitch; texture; weave · grain (of wood, paper) · eye (of a storm, needle, etc.) · intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard) · dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number · graduation; division (of a scale) · tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.) · ordinal number suffix · somewhat; -ish · point (of change) · eye (in go)
話
はなし
Common word
N5
talk; speech; chat; conversation · topic; subject · discussion; negotiation; argument · rumor; hearsay; talk · tale; story; fable · circumstances; particulars
出
で
Common word
N4
coming out; going out; outflow; rising (of sun/moon) · attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on · start; beginning · origin; background; graduate of; native of; member of (lineage) · architectural projection · stern projection (nautical) · amount (of something); amount of time/effort required
分
ぶん
Common word
N2
part; portion; share · amount; worth; enough for · one's means; one's place; one's social position · one's duty; one's part · condition; state of affairs; extent · in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree · content; percentage · equivalent to; like a
分
ふん
Common word
N1
minute (unit of time) · fun (unit of weight, 1/10 monme)
家
いえ
Common word
N5
house; home; residence · family; household · lineage; family name
うち
Common word
N1
one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household · house
円
えん
Common word
N4
yen; Japanese currency unit · circle; ring
後
ご
Common word
after; later; post-
のち
Common word
N3
later; afterwards; after · the future; later time · after one's death · descendant; posterity
後
あと
Common word
N5
behind; the rear; the back · after; later; afterward · the rest; the remainder; what remains · more; left; remaining · also; in addition; another thing · successor; heir; descendant · after one's death; after one is gone · past; previous
好き
すき
Common word
N5
な-adjectives
liking; fond of; favorite; to one's taste · romantically fond of; in love with; beloved · faddism; eccentric fondness; strong enthusiasm · as one likes; as it suits one; freely · lecherous; lustful; salacious
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