noun:

• gambling mat (for dice games)
• altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

noun:

• rod; pole
• neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen - esp. 棹
• beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
• single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
• penis - slang

counter:

• counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

noun:

• Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)

noun:

• clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata
• twice-boiled rice (for sick persons) - abbreviation ➜ 湯取り飯【ゆとりめし】
• scoop for removing bilge water; bailer - archaism

noun:

• return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)

noun / ~する noun:

• working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

noun:

• shares available for subscription; share for subscription

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

expression:

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

noun:

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

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

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

noun:

• jockey's racing uniform
• one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc. - colloquialism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fall in love at first sight
• to see for the first time; to meet for the first time - archaism
• to have sexual relations for the first time - archaism

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to mourn for; to condole with (family, etc.)
• to hold a memorial service (for)

noun:

• conjugative suffix (i.e. "-iru" and "-eru" for ichidan verbs, "-i" for i-adjectives, etc.)

noun:

• study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

noun:

• bucket (for carrying sake, soy sauce, etc.)
• manure bucket
• rainwater bucket (for dousing fires)

noun:

• pair; couple; set
• antithesis ➜ 対句

counter:

• counter for items that come in pairs
• counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

noun:

• palace
• tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ➜ 五音
• ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women) - abbreviation ➜ 宮刑

noun / suffix noun:

• zodiacal sign ➜ 十二宮

noun:

• for appearances' sake; for appearance sake

noun:

• subjects for improvisation; subjects for improvization

noun:

• for many days; for some days ➜ 何日も・幾【いく】

adverb:

• for many days; for several days ➜ 何日