子

Common noun; Physics

electron

Noun or verb acting prenominally

electronic

Colloquial

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

orphan

こじ only

person without friends

face; honour; honor

Mahjong

meld

lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game)

Colloquial

attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members; participants

shoji (paper sliding door)

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

Food, cooking

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy

ball-shaped object; something round

lump; group; bunch; knot; tight crowd

Go (game)

dango; inefficient clump of stones

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

Honorific

(another's) child

child; kid

child

root (of a plant)

stump (of a tree)

root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation; origin; source

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating; trellis

Abbreviation

lattice door

Abbreviation

check(ed) pattern; plaid

infant; baby; little child

ladder

stairs

はしご／ハシゴ only; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; iron bars

Colloquial

prison

Also written 岩

weight (of a fishing net)

astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous; absurd; abnormal; quixotic

Food, cooking

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)

Food, cooking

fried egg

frying pan for making rolled eggs

scruff of the neck

Chemistry

molecule

Mathematics

numerator

element (of a group); member

particle

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle