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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
debut work; one's first work
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...