it's been a long time; long time no see
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sob; to be choked with tears
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
author; writer; novelist; artist
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
now; the present time; just now; another; more
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...