adjectival noun / noun:

• upper part

noun:

• upper stream; upper course of a river ［かみて］
• right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) ［かみて］

adjectival noun / noun:

• skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) ［うわて］

noun:

• over-arm grip on opponent's belt ［うわて］ - Sumo term

noun:

• one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ➜ 本【ほん】
• one version
• one book; a certain book
• ippon; one point; a blow - Martial Arts term
• experienced geisha ➜ 半玉【はんぎょく】

suffix noun:

• single-minded focus on ... - after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜一本に, etc.

noun:

• ticket; token; check; receipt
• label; tag
• sign; card; plate
• playing card
• charm; talisman ➜ 守り札
• slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• shot; charge; explosion
• blow; punch
• home run - Baseball term

noun / adverbial noun:

• try; attempt

noun:

• win on the first go-around after calling riichi - Mahjong term

noun / ~の noun:

• leader
• reader; reading book
• reader (i.e. someone who reads)

noun:

• microreader - abbreviation ➜ マイクロリーダー
• dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark ➜ 点線【てんせん】

adverb / ~する noun:

• roughly; approximately; loosely - onomatopoeia
• cutting or breaking apart with vigour - onomatopoeia
• deeply (cut or split) - onomatopoeia
• rough (woollens, etc., as adjectival phrase with (to)shita) - onomatopoeia
• sound of treading on pebbles - onomatopoeia

noun:

• leader of a (large) group ➜ 小頭
• large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大纛
• leader of a (large) group
• puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae) - usually written using kana alone
• first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke - Sumo term

auxiliary verb:

• (I) will; (I) shall - on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう; indicates intention
• let's - on non-五段 stem; indicates suggestion or invitation
• (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchance - on non-五段 stem; indicates speculation

interjection:

• hey; yo; hi - familiar language

particle:

• come on; hey - empathetic version of よ ➜ よ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to select; to choose
• to diagnose (an illness); to judge
• to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror)
• to see someone off
• to look after; to be (someone's) guardian
• to underrate; to look down on; to underestimate (someone)

noun / suffix:

• place; spot; scene; site - also pronounced どころ when a suffix
• address
• district; area; locality
• one's house
• point; aspect; side; facet ➜ いいとこ
• passage (in text); part
• space; room
• thing; matter

noun:

• whereupon; as a result - after the plain past form of a verb
• about to; on the verge of - after present form of a verb
• was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing - after past form of a verb

interjection:

• yes; yeah; uh huh ➜ うん
• huh?; what?

auxiliary verb / suffix:

• not - negative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬ ➜ ぬ

particle:

• 's - abbr. of particle の; indicates possessive ➜ の・の
• at (place, time); in; on; during - abbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なる ➜ に

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll; to tumble
• to fall over; to roll over
• to lie down
• to be scattered about; to be lying around
• (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
• to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to fit; to get into; to go into
• to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
• to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
• to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
• to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on

numeric / prefix:

• one - １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents ➜ ワン

~の noun / suffix:

• best

~の noun:

• first; foremost

noun:

• beginning; start
• ace (playing card) ➜ エース
• bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

noun:

• direction; way - also ほう
• person; lady; gentleman - honorific language

noun / suffix noun:

• method of; manner of; way of

suffix noun:

• care of ...
• person in charge of ... - also がた
• side (e.g. "on my mother's side") - also がた

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound - also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ
• to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
• to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
• to move; to impress; to touch
• to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
• to type; to send; to transmit
• to insert; to write in; to mark
• to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
• to till (soil)
• to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
• to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
• to pay (a deposit, etc.)
• to visit (on a pilgrimage)
• to line (a coat)
• to bind (a criminal)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
• to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
• to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
• to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
• to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
• to download; to copy from a computer to another medium - IT term
• to make someone swoon (judo) - Martial Arts term
• to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
• to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

noun:

• sink (e.g. kitchen)

~の noun / noun:

• cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)

noun:

• washing area in a Japanese-style bath
• back-washing service (in a public bath)
• floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

noun:

• jar; pot; vase
• dice cup
• depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall)
• target (when aiming an arrow) - archaism
• (figurative) bull's-eye - usually written using kana alone ➜ 思うつぼ
• key point (of a conversation, etc.) - usually written using kana alone
• acupuncture point; moxibustion point - usually written using kana alone
• nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) - often ツボ - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• penis - children's language ➜ おちんちん・ちんぼ

adverb / ~と adverb:

• chink; jingle; tinkle; whistle (kettle) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• begging (animal)

noun:

• jealousy
• black porgy juvenile ➜ クロダイ
• flirting; fondling ➜ ちんちんかもかも
• children's game in which one hops on one foot ➜ ちんちんもがもが

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to think about; to take into consideration
• to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
• to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
• to come up with; to devise; to scheme
• to predict; to anticipate; to expect
• to suspect; to doubt
• to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pull; to draw; to pull tight
• to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
• to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
• to drag; to haul; to tow
• to lead (e.g. one's followers)
• to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
• to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
• to delay; to prolong
• to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
• to quote; to cite; to reference
• to pull the ball - Baseball term
• to wear; to put on

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to ascend; to go up; to climb
• to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise - usu. 昇る
• to go to (the capital)
• to be promoted
• to add up to
• to advance (in price)
• to swim up (a river); to sail up
• to come up (on the agenda)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to divide
• to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip
• to break; to crack; to smash
• to dilute
• to fall below
• to discount
• to step over (a line, etc.)

adverb:

• by return; (call or write back) without delay

noun:

• lapel; cuff; turn-up; flap
• going back; returning; turn (marathon, swimming, etc.)
• chorus; refrain
• shuttle service
• aliasing (in imaging)

noun / ~の noun:

• back-to-back; BTB - IT term

noun:

• wrapping (text on computer screen); wrap - IT term