it's been a long time; long time no see
this occasion; at this time; now
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
sense of smell; olfaction
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
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.)