noun:

• soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting

particle:

• at (place, time); in; on; during
• to (direction, state); toward; into
• for (purpose)
• because of (reason); for; with
• by; from
• as (i.e. in the role of) ➜ として
• per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
• and; in addition to
• if; although - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

suffix:

• -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

expression:

• a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to go to prison; to serve a prison term; to eat foul-smelling food [literal]

adverb / adjectival noun:

• very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

adverb:

• by no means; not readily - with a verb in the negative

noun:

• middle; half-way point

~の noun:

• excellent; wonderful; very good

noun:

• lower government office (ritsuryo system)
• servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer
• servant of an urban family
• serf ➜ 被官百姓

noun:

• fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water
• water vessel used for a baby's first bath

noun:

• the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey - abbreviation ➜ 企業短期経済観測調査【きぎょうたんきけいざいかんそくちょうさ】

noun:

• the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey - abbreviation ➜ 日銀短観【にちぎんたんかん】

noun:

• the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey ➜ 日銀短観【にちぎんたんかん】

noun:

• tie up; bind; fastening; tightening
• sum; total amount; total
• judo choking (strangling) techniques - Martial Arts term
• last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping - Food term
• completion; conclusion; rounding off ➜ 締めくくり【しめくくり】

counter:

• counter for bundles; counter for faggots; counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper

noun:

• end mark; closure mark - esp. 〆

noun:

• uncle - 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger - honorific language - familiar language
• old man; mister - usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative - familiar language
• manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - usu. オジサン

noun / suffix noun:

• garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation - えん usually when a suffix ➜ りんご園
• place; location ➜ 学びの園

noun / ~の noun:

• centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man

noun:

• cannibalism; biting (someone)

~の noun:

• man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

noun:

• man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically

noun:

• patience; perseverance
• ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings

expression:

• Man shall not live by bread alone - proverb

noun:

• best man; groomsman; bridesmaid
• second (e.g. in a duel)

noun:

• passing by flying - archaism
• fickle heart; man who frequently meets with harlots - archaism

noun:

• hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land

noun:

• man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight

noun:

• elder sister - abbreviation ➜ お姉さん
• effeminate man (often homosexual or transsexual) - usually written using kana alone - slang ➜ おかま

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term