not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
number one; first; best; most; game; round
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend