it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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 be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
of course; certainly; naturally
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once