nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
it's been a long time; long time no see
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
middle and high-school students
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to talk; to chat; to chatter
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
close; intimate; on good terms
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord