it's been a long time; long time no see
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
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 pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
while alive; during one's lifetime
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
penetration; permeation; transmission
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to