it's been a long time; long time no see
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship