How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
government service; the bureaucracy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rehabilitation (in society)
tradition; legend; folklore
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
invitation; introduction; temptation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hue; color phase; colour phase
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...