it's been a long time; long time no see
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
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.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(for the) first time in one's life
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
name; given name; first name
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pronunciation; production of sound
difficult to ...; hard to ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such