noun / suffix noun:

• storey; story; floor

noun:

• stairs ➜ 階【きざはし】

noun / suffix noun:

• stage (in chronostratigraphy)

counter:

• counter for storeys and floors of a building

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

suffix / counter:

• counter for questions

noun / counter:

• swing; shake; wave; swinging

noun:

• appearance; behaviour - usually written using kana alone
• pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to) - oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form - usually written using kana alone ➜ 振りをする

noun / ~の noun:

• going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• move (dance); postures
• lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up - oft. as フリ - usually written using kana alone ➜ 前振り
• unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

suffix / counter:

• counter for swords, blades, etc.

noun:

• not wearing underwear or pants - archaism

noun / suffix noun:

• edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software) - ばん when a suffix

noun:

• plate; block; cast

counter:

• editions of a publication

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)

suffix / counter:

• -years-old

counter:

• counter for books

noun:

• volume - obscure term

counter:

• counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

counter:

• months (period of)

counter:

• counter for tatami mats
• measure of room size (in mat units)

counter:

• indicates position in a sequence ➜ 目【め】

noun:

• divisions of a kabuki performance

noun / suffix noun:

• department (in an organization); division; bureau - higher than a 課
• club
• part; component; element
• category

counter:

• counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun:

• small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
• meal; food; serving ➜ 御膳

counter:

• counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

adjectival noun / suffix noun:

• connoisseur; authority

counter:

• counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

noun / suffix noun:

• compilation (of a text); editing

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• volume (of a text)
• completed literary work

counter:

• counter for nights of a stay

noun:

• Zhou (dynasty of China); Chou
• perimeter - Mathematics term

suffix noun / counter:

• counter for laps or circuits

suffix / counter:

• -fold; -ply - counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system ➜ 重【じゅう】

noun:

• large building; building with a long roof

suffix / counter:

• counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

counter:

• counter for wheels and flowers

prefix:

• next
• hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) ➜ 次亜

counter:

• order; sequence; time; times

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• class; order; rank

suffix:

• et cetera; etc.; and the like ➜ 等【など】

prefix:

• equal; iso-

counter:

• counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi