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
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
publication; issue; launching (a publication)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; a few days ago
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
although I say; although one might say; although called
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so