hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
new book; new publication
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
influence; effect; impact
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
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.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while