it's been a long time; long time no see
collection of short stories; collected short stories
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.
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
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.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
... years old; age (of) ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")