it's been a long time; long time no see
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
chance; opportunity; occasion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
inside; interior; inner part
as much as one can; as much as possible
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow