(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
attendance (at school); going to school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
corridor; hallway; passageway
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.
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
don't you think?; indicates question
beginning; outset; first; onset
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
how; in what way; how about
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
considerably; greatly; a lot
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence