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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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.)
library; book collection; paperback book
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
incredible song; great song